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Where does “tjóð” come from?

tjóð (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þjóð, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tjóð (Faroese): nation, people

Definitions

  1. nation, people

Ancestry of “tjóð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþjóða people
2Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tjóð”

  • tjóðveldi
  • tjóðbúni
  • tjóðminni
  • tjóðhátíð
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