Where does “þjóðsaga” come from?

þjóðsaga (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.

þjóðsaga (Icelandic): legend

Definitions

  1. legend

Ancestry of “þjóðsaga”, step by step

þjóðsaga 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 Saga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicSagaa story
2Icelandicsögsaw
3Old Norsesǫgsaw
4Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →
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