Where does “vitapassari” come from?

vitapassari (Faroese) comes from Faroese viti, from Old Norse viti, from Proto-Germanic wītiją, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vitapassari (Faroese): lighthouse keeper

Definitions

  1. lighthouse keeper

Ancestry of “vitapassari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevitilighthouse; beacon
2Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
3Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wītiją →Every word from Old Norse viti →