Where does “vitbjartur” come from?
vitbjartur (Faroese) comes from Faroese bjartur, from Old Norse bjartr, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
vitbjartur (Faroese): bright, brainy, clever
Definitions
- bright, brainy, clever
Ancestry of “vitbjartur”, step by step
vitbjartur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese bjartur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | bjartur | bright |
| 2 | Old Norse | bjartr | bright |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | berhtaz | bright, shining |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |