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Where does “allsherjarþing” come from?

allsherjarþing (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þing, 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,...

allsherjarþing (Icelandic): general assembly; the United Nations General...

Definitions

  1. general assembly; the United Nations General...

Ancestry of “allsherjarþing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþingassembly, meeting, council; parliament
2Old Norseþingthing, a regional parliament of nearby clans,...
3Proto-Germanicþingąappointed time; date; appointment; meeting;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenkó-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
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