Where does “sértrúarsöfnuður” come from?
sértrúarsöfnuður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic trú, from Old Norse trú, from Middle Low German truwe, from Old Saxon treuwa, from Proto-Germanic trewwō, from Proto-Indo-European drewo-.
sértrúarsöfnuður (Icelandic): religious cult, sect
Definitions
- religious cult, sect
Ancestry of “sértrúarsöfnuður”, step by step
sértrúarsöfnuður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic trú
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | trú | faith |
| 2 | Old Norse | trú | faith; inflection of trúr: ## positive degree... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | truwe | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | treuwa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | trewwō | fidelity, pledge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | drewo- | — |
via Icelandic söfnuður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | söfnuður | congregation |