Where does “alþjóðlegur” come from?

alþjóðlegur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic alþjóð, 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.

alþjóðlegur (Icelandic): international

Definitions

  1. international

Ancestry of “alþjóðlegur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicalþjóðthe whole population, the whole nation
2Old Norsealþjóð—
3Proto-Germanicalaþeudōmankind, the whole population
4Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →