váttur

Faroese

/ˈvɔʰtːʊɹ/

noun
Definitions
  • (biblical) proof, evidence, witness

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse váttr (witness, evidence) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wahtaz (speech) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷtos (speech, voice), *wekʷ- (speak, sound, sound out, utter).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wekʷ-

Gloss

speak, sound, sound out, utter

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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