Etymology Explorer › Danish

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

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