Where does “altjóðagerð” come from?

altjóðagerð (Faroese) comes from Faroese altjóða, from Faroese tjóð, from Old Norse þjóð, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

altjóðagerð (Faroese): globalisation

Definitions

  1. globalisation

Ancestry of “altjóðagerð”, step by step

altjóðagerð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese altjóða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroesealtjóðaInternational
2Faroesetjóðnation, people
3Old Norseþjóða people
4Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Faroese gerð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesegerðaction, work, act, deed, making
2Old Norsegørðdeed; act; making; workmanship; arbitration; deed
3Proto-Germanicgarwidō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →
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