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Where does “fótboltafélag” come from?

fótboltafélag (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fótbolti, from Icelandic fótur, from Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

fótboltafélag (Icelandic): football club, soccer club

Definitions

  1. football club, soccer club

Ancestry of “fótboltafélag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfótboltifootball / soccer; football, soccer ball
2Icelandicfóturfoot; leg
3Old Norsefótra foot
4Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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