Where does “vitavørður” come from?

vitavørður (Faroese) comes from Faroese vørður, from Old Norse vǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *warduz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vitavørður (Faroese): lighthouse keeper

Definitions

  1. lighthouse keeper

Ancestry of “vitavørður”, step by step

vitavørður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese vørður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevørðurwatchman, guard
2Old Norsevǫrðrward, warder; guard, watch
3Proto-Germanic*warduz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Faroese viti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevitilighthouse; beacon
2Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
3Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *warduz →