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Where does “Tróndur” come from?

Tróndur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse Þróndr, from Old Norse þróask, from Proto-Germanic *þrōwōną.

Ancestry of “Tróndur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÞróndr—
2Old Norseþróask—
3Proto-Germanic*þrōwōną—
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