Where does “jafnaðarstefna” come from?
jafnaðarstefna (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stefna, from Old Norse stefna, from Proto-Germanic stabnijaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑.
jafnaðarstefna (Icelandic): socialism
Ancestry of “jafnaðarstefna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | stefna | direction , course; strategy; policy |
| 2 | Old Norse | stefna | appointment, meeting |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stabnijaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ‑ | — |