Where does “tjóðminni” come from?

tjóðminni (Faroese) comes from Faroese tjóð, 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.

tjóðminni (Faroese): folklore, tradition, national heritage

Definitions

  1. folklore, tradition, national heritage

Ancestry of “tjóðminni”, step by step

tjóðminni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Faroese minni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseminnimemory; souvenir; commemoration
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →