Where does “alþjóð” come from?
alþjóð (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic alaþeudō, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
Ancestry of “alþjóð”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | alaþeudō | mankind, the whole population |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
Words derived from “alþjóð”