Where does “þjóðernishyggja” come from?
þjóðernishyggja (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hyggja, from Icelandic á, from Icelandic líkur, from Old Norse líkr, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
þjóðernishyggja (Icelandic): nationalism
Definitions
- nationalism
Ancestry of “þjóðernishyggja”, step by step
þjóðernishyggja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic hyggja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hyggja | to think; to take a look at, examine; thought,... |
| 2 | Icelandic | á | The name of the Latin-script letter Á; river;... |
| 3 | Icelandic | líkur | alike, similar, like, resembling; likelihood,... |
| 4 | Old Norse | líkr | same, like, equal; alike, resembling; probable,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |