Where does “þingmaður” come from?
þingmaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þing, 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,...
þingmaður (Icelandic): Member of Parliament (MP), congressman
Definitions
- Member of Parliament (MP), congressman
Ancestry of “þingmaður”, step by step
þingmaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic þing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | þing | assembly, meeting, council; parliament |
| 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,... |