Where does “veðurfrøðingur” come from?

veðurfrøðingur (Faroese) comes from Faroese frøðingur, from Faroese frøði, from Old Norse frœði, from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

veðurfrøðingur (Faroese): meteorologist

Definitions

  1. meteorologist

Ancestry of “veðurfrøðingur”, step by step

veðurfrøðingur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese frøðingur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefrøðingura scientist, scholar
2Faroesefrøðitheme for a poem or kvæði
3Old Norsefrœði—
4Proto-Germanicfrōdį̄wisdom, understanding
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Faroese veður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseveðurram, wether; one of several spikes at the ends...
2Old Norseveðrweather; ram
3Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄ →