Where does “viðurskifti” come from?

viðurskifti (Faroese) comes from Faroese viður, from Old Norse víðr, from Proto-Germanic wīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

viðurskifti (Faroese): case, issue, matter; circumstances, instances

Definitions

  1. case, issue, matter; circumstances, instances

Ancestry of “viðurskifti”, step by step

viðurskifti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese viður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseviðurwood, timber
2Old Norsevíðrwide
3Proto-Germanicwīdazwide; broad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁osset apart, asunder, in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Faroese skifti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskiftidivision, partition, distribution; change,...
2Faroeseskiftato change
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁os →