Where does “tengdafólk” come from?

tengdafólk (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fólk, from Old Norse fólk, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

tengdafólk (Icelandic): relatives of one's spouse; in-laws

Definitions

  1. relatives of one's spouse; in-laws

Ancestry of “tengdafólk”, step by step

tengdafólk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fólk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfólkpeople
2Old Norsefólkpeople
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Icelandic tengdir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictengdirrelations by marriage
2Old Norsetengðir—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Old Norse fólk →
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