Where does “vitlíki” come from?

vitlíki (Faroese) comes from Faroese vit, from Old Norse vit, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

vitlíki (Faroese): artificial intelligence

Definitions

  1. artificial intelligence

Ancestry of “vitlíki”, step by step

vitlíki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese vit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevitintelligence; consciousness; we
2Old Norsevitfirst-person dual pronoun
3Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
4Proto-Germanic*wet—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Old Norse líki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselíki—
2Proto-West Germanicgalīkōlikewise, in the same way, similarly
3Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
4Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →