Where does “Sameinuðu þjóðirnar” come from?
Sameinuðu þjóðirnar (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.
Sameinuðu þjóðirnar (Icelandic): United Nations
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Ancestry of “Sameinuðu þjóðirnar”, step by step
Sameinuðu þjóðirnar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic þjóð
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | þjóð | a people, a nation |
| 2 | Old Norse | þjóð | a people |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Icelandic sameina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sameina | to unite, to combine |