Where does “bananalýðveldi” come from?

bananalýðveldi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lýðveldi, from Icelandic lýður, from Old Norse lýðr, from Proto-Germanic liudīz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

bananalýðveldi (Icelandic): banana republic

Definitions

  1. banana republic

Ancestry of “bananalýðveldi”, step by step

bananalýðveldi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lýðveldi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclýðveldirepublic
2Icelandiclýðurpopulace, people, public
3Old Norselýðrpeople, lede
4Proto-Germanicliudīzman, person
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

via Icelandic banani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbanania banana
2Danishbananbanana
3EnglishbananaAn elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in...
4Spanishbananabanana fruit
5Portuguesebananabanana; penis; bras d'honneur
6Wolofbanaanabanana
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic liudīz →