Where does “föðurlandssvikari” come from?
föðurlandssvikari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic föðurland, from Icelandic land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
föðurlandssvikari (Icelandic): traitor someone who commits treason or otherwise betrays their country
Definitions
- traitor someone who commits treason or otherwise betrays their country
Ancestry of “föðurlandssvikari”, step by step
föðurlandssvikari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic föðurland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | föðurland | fatherland; long underpants, especially ones made... |
| 2 | Icelandic | land | land, earth, ground; country; countryside,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | land | land |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via Icelandic svikari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | svikari | traitor |