Where does “þjóðarbrot” come from?

þjóðarbrot (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.

þjóðarbrot (Icelandic): ethnic group

Definitions

  1. ethnic group

Ancestry of “þjóðarbrot”, step by step

þjóðarbrot 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 brot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrota fracture; a violation; a fraction
2Old Norsebrot—
3Proto-Germanicbrutąthat which is broken off e.g. piece, fragment etc
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →