Where does “höfuðborgarsvæði” come from?

höfuðborgarsvæði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic borg, from Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

höfuðborgarsvæði (Icelandic): capital district

Definitions

  1. capital district

Ancestry of “höfuðborgarsvæði”, step by step

höfuðborgarsvæði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic borg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicborgcity; castle; a rocky hill
2Old NorseborgA city, town; A castle; Any fortified place
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

via Icelandic svæði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsvæðiarea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Old Norse borg →