Where does “tingfundur” come from?
tingfundur (Faroese) comes from Faroese ting, from Old Norse þing, from Proto-Germanic þingą, from Proto-Indo-European tenkó-, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
tingfundur (Faroese): parliament session
Definitions
- parliament session
Ancestry of “tingfundur”, step by step
tingfundur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese ting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | ting | parliament; thing |
| 2 | Old Norse | þing | thing, a regional parliament of nearby clans,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þingą | appointed time; date; appointment; meeting;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tenkó- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tenk- | to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,... |
via Faroese fundur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | fundur | meeting, assembly, congress, conference, session,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | fundr | finding, discovery; meeting; fight, battle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fundiz | able to be found, findable; pertaining to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | finþaną | to find, to discover, to come upon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pent- | to pass; path |