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
Ancestry of “fótbóltssamband”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | fótbóltur | football; football, soccer |
| 2 | Faroese | fótur | foot; leg; 0,5 alin = 31,385 cm |
| 3 | Old Norse | fótr | a foot |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |