Where does “þjóðlenda” come from?

þjóðlenda (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lenda, from Old Norse lenda, from Proto-Germanic landijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

þjóðlenda (Icelandic): public land

Definitions

  1. public land

Ancestry of “þjóðlenda”, step by step

þjóðlenda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lenda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclendato land
2Old Norselendato land
3Proto-Germaniclandijanąto land
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

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
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →