Where does “íslendingur” come from?

íslendingur (Faroese) comes from Icelandic Ísland, from Old Norse Ísland, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

íslendingur (Faroese): Icelander, a person coming from or residing in...

Definitions

  1. Icelander, a person coming from or residing in...

Ancestry of “íslendingur”, step by step

íslendingur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic Ísland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicÍslandIceland
2Old NorseÍslandIceland
3Old Norseíssice
4Proto-Germanicīsąice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via Faroese Ísland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseÍslandIceland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Old Norse íss →