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

  1. religious cult, sect

Ancestry of “sértrúarsöfnuður”, step by step

sértrúarsöfnuður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic trú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictrúfaith
2Old Norsetrúfaith; inflection of trúr: ## positive degree...
3Middle Low Germantruwe
4Old Saxontreuwa
5Proto-Germanictrewwōfidelity, pledge
6Proto-Indo-Europeandrewo-

via Icelandic söfnuður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsöfnuðurcongregation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drewo-Every word from Proto-Germanic trewwōEvery word from Old Saxon treuwa