Where does “tengdapabbi” come from?

tengdapabbi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tengdir, from Old Norse tengðir.

tengdapabbi (Icelandic): father-in-law

Definitions

  1. father-in-law

Ancestry of “tengdapabbi”, step by step

tengdapabbi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic tengdir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictengdirrelations by marriage
2Old Norsetengðir—

via Icelandic pabbi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicpabbidad (colloquial word for father)
Every word from Old Norse tengðir →Every word from Icelandic tengdir →