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Where does “Alþingishúsið” come from?

Alþingishúsið (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic Alþingis, from Icelandic Alþingi, from Old Norse alþingi, from Old Norse þing, from Proto-Germanic þingą, from Proto-Indo-European tenkó-, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Alþingishúsið (Icelandic): the Icelandic parliament house

Definitions

  1. the Icelandic parliament house

Ancestry of “Alþingishúsið”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicAlþingisof Althing, of the Icelandic parliament
2IcelandicAlþingiAlthing, the Icelandic parliament
3Old Norsealþingi—
4Old Norseþingthing, a regional parliament of nearby clans,...
5Proto-Germanicþingąappointed time; date; appointment; meeting;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantenkó-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
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