Where does “fótbóltssamband” come from?

fótbóltssamband (Faroese) comes from Faroese fótbóltur, from Faroese fótur, from Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

fótbóltssamband (Faroese): football federation

Definitions

  1. football federation

Ancestry of “fótbóltssamband”, step by step

fótbóltssamband traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese fótbóltur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefótbólturfootball; football, soccer
2Faroesefóturfoot; leg; 0,5 alin = 31,385 cm
3Old Norsefótra foot
4Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Faroese samband

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesambandconnection, contact; relation; context
2Faroesesam-co-, fellow, collective; homo-
3Old Norsesam-together, con-
4Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →