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
- football club, soccer club
Ancestry of “fótboltafélag”, step by step
fótboltafélag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic fótbolti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fótbolti | football / soccer; football, soccer ball |
| 2 | Icelandic | fótur | foot; leg |
| 3 | Old Norse | fótr | a foot |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
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 |