Where does “tøsedreng” come from?

tøsedreng (Danish) comes from Danish dreng, from Old Norse drengr, from Proto-Germanic drangijaz — stake; staff; crutch; support; man; servant.

tøsedreng (Danish): wimp

Definitions

  1. wimp

Ancestry of “tøsedreng”, step by step

tøsedreng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish dreng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdrengboy, lad
2Old Norsedrengrlad, youth, young man, in the sense of a warrior;...
3Proto-Germanicdrangijazstake; staff; crutch; support; man; servant

via Danish tøs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtøsgirl, lass; slut, hussy, tart; genitive singular...
2Swedishtösgirl
Every word from Proto-Germanic drangijaz →Every word from Old Norse drengr →Every word from Danish dreng →