Where does “landslið” come from?
landslið (Faroese) comes from Faroese land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
landslið (Faroese): national sports team
Ancestry of “landslið”, step by step
landslið traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese land
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | land | land; coast; country, nation |
| 2 | Old Norse | land | land |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via Faroese lið
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | lið | side; chain link; generation |
| 2 | Old Norse | lið | host, folk, people; family, household; army, host |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | līþu | cider; strong drink; liquor |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ley- | to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be... |
Words derived from “landslið”