Where does “landsting” come from?
landsting (Swedish) comes from Swedish ting, from Old Swedish þing, from Old Norse þing, from Proto-Germanic þingą, from Proto-Indo-European tenkó-, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
landsting (Swedish): a representative body (ting) for a country (land), a parliament, in various geographical and historical contexts
Definitions
- a representative body (ting) for a country (land), a parliament, in various geographical and historical contexts
Ancestry of “landsting”, step by step
landsting traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ting | a thing, an individual object; a thing, a court... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | þing | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | þing | thing, a regional parliament of nearby clans,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þingą | appointed time; date; appointment; meeting;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tenkó- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tenk- | to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,... |