Where does “þjóðskrá” come from?

þjóðskrá (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skrá, from Old Norse skrá, from Proto-Germanic skrahō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

þjóðskrá (Icelandic): resident registration

Definitions

  1. resident registration

Ancestry of “þjóðskrá”, step by step

þjóðskrá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skrá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskrálist, register, file, directory; file; a...
2Old Norseskrádried skin, parchment; scroll, written document;...
3Proto-Germanicskrahōdry animal skin
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

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 Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →