Where does “þjóðarlén” come from?

þjóðarlén (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.

þjóðarlén (Icelandic): country code top-level domain

Definitions

  1. country code top-level domain

Ancestry of “þjóðarlén”, step by step

þjóðarlén 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 lén

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclénfief, the domain of a feoffee; county; domain
2Old Norselénfief, fee; royal grant or emoulement; royal...
3Middle Low Germanlehen—
4Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →