Where does “föðurlandsvinur” come from?

föðurlandsvinur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vinur, from Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Norse ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

föðurlandsvinur (Icelandic): patriot

Definitions

  1. patriot

Ancestry of “föðurlandsvinur”, step by step

föðurlandsvinur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vinur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvinura friend; mate, lad, an affectionate moniker for...
2Old Norsevinrfriend
3Proto-Norseᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉfriend
4Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Icelandic föðurland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicföðurlandfatherland; long underpants, especially ones made...
2Icelandiclandland, earth, ground; country; countryside,...
3Old Norselandland
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winiz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ →