þingi
Þingi is the Old Norse and Icelandic term for a formal assembly or parliamentary gathering. The word derives from Proto-Germanic *þingą, meaning an assembly or meeting, and is the root of related terms in other Germanic languages (such as the English word thing). In Icelandic, þingi denotes a legislative assembly, while the national parliament is called Alþingi, literally the All-Thing.
Alþingi, Iceland’s national parliament, was established in 930 CE at Þingvellir as a general assembly of free
Today Alþingi is a unicameral legislature with 63 members elected for four-year terms by proportional representation.
Outside Iceland, the term þingi historically referred to assemblies in Norse culture, and appears in place