Where does “tjóðveldi” come from?
tjóðveldi (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.
tjóðveldi (Faroese): republic
Ancestry of “tjóðveldi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | tjóð | nation, people |
| 2 | Old Norse | þjóð | a people |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |