Where does “alþjóð” come from?

alþjóð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse alþjóð, from Proto-Germanic alaþeudō, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

alþjóð (Icelandic): the whole population, the whole nation

Definitions

  1. the whole population, the whole nation

Ancestry of “alþjóð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsealþjóð—
2Proto-Germanicalaþeudōmankind, the whole population
3Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “alþjóð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →