Where does “ríkisumboðsmaður” come from?
ríkisumboðsmaður (Faroese) comes from Faroese umboðsmaður, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr, from Old Norse umboð, from Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
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Ancestry of “ríkisumboðsmaður”, step by step
ríkisumboðsmaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese umboðsmaður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | umboðsmaður | representative; ombudsman, attorney |
| 2 | Old Norse | umboðsmaðr | commissary, steward |
| 3 | Old Norse | umboð | commission |
| 4 | Old Norse | um | about, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Faroese ríki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | ríki | state; reign; empire |
| 2 | Old Norse | ríki | realm |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rīkiją | rulership, government, authority; realm, kingdom |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |