Where does “félagshyggja” come from?
félagshyggja (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic félag, from Old Norse félag, from Old Norse fé, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
félagshyggja (Icelandic): communitarianism; socialism
Definitions
- communitarianism; socialism
Ancestry of “félagshyggja”, step by step
félagshyggja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic félag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | félag | a group of people and/or other group entities;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | félag | fellowship, partnership |
| 3 | Old Norse | fé | cattle; livestock; property, money |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |
via Icelandic hyggja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hyggja | to think; to take a look at, examine; thought,... |
| 2 | Icelandic | á | The name of the Latin-script letter Á; river;... |
| 3 | Icelandic | líkur | alike, similar, like, resembling; likelihood,... |
| 4 | Old Norse | líkr | same, like, equal; alike, resembling; probable,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |