Where does “þjóðaratkvæði” come from?

þjóðaratkvæði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þjóð, 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.

þjóðaratkvæði (Icelandic): referendum, plebiscite direct popular vote

Definitions

  1. referendum, plebiscite direct popular vote

Ancestry of “þjóðaratkvæði”, step by step

þjóðaratkvæði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þjóð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþjóða people, a nation
2Old Norseþjóða people
3Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Icelandic atkvæði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicatkvæðisyllable one or more sounds
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō