Where does “tökuþýðing” come from?
tökuþýðing (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þýðing, from Icelandic þýða, from Old Norse þýða, from Proto-Germanic þiudijaną, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
tökuþýðing (Icelandic): loan translation, calque
Definitions
- loan translation, calque
Ancestry of “tökuþýðing”, step by step
tökuþýðing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic þýðing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | þýðing | translation; meaning |
| 2 | Icelandic | þýða | to translate a language; to mean, to signify;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | þýða | to win over, attach; to explain, interpret; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þiudijaną | to associate (with); engage with; attach to; join (with); connect |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |