Where does “tjóðarting” come from?

tjóðarting (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,...

tjóðarting (Faroese): National Assembly

Definitions

  1. National Assembly

Ancestry of “tjóðarting”, step by step

tjóðarting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese ting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetingparliament; thing
2Old Norseþingthing, a regional parliament of nearby clans,...
3Proto-Germanicþingąappointed time; date; appointment; meeting;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenkó-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

via Faroese tjóð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetjóðnation, people
2Old Norseþjóða people
3Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þingą →