Where does “verkfrøðingur” come from?

verkfrøðingur (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...

verkfrøðingur (Faroese): an engineer

Definitions

  1. an engineer

Ancestry of “verkfrøðingur”, step by step

verkfrøðingur 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 verk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseverkwork; works, product; power plant
2Old Norseverkwork, deed
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →