Where does “þjóðfáni” come from?

þjóðfáni (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.

þjóðfáni (Icelandic): national flag

Definitions

  1. national flag

Ancestry of “þjóðfáni”, step by step

þjóðfáni 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 fáni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfánia flag
2Old Norsefánivain person, swaggerer
3Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →