Where does “viðmerkja” come from?
viðmerkja (Faroese) comes from Faroese merkja, from Old Norse merkja, from Proto-Germanic markijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
viðmerkja (Faroese): to comment, remark
Definitions
- to comment, remark
Ancestry of “viðmerkja”, step by step
viðmerkja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese merkja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | merkja | to mean; to notice; to signify |
| 2 | Old Norse | merkja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | markijaną | to mark; to perceive, notice |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |