Where does “tortrúgvin” come from?

tortrúgvin (Faroese) comes from Faroese tor-, from Old Norse tor-, from Proto-Germanic tuz-, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.

tortrúgvin (Faroese): skeptical, distrustful

Definitions

  1. skeptical, distrustful

Ancestry of “tortrúgvin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetor-with difficulty or hardship; difficult, hard
2Old Norsetor-hard, difficult, wrong, bad; hard, difficult
3Proto-Germanictuz-bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
5Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus- →Every word from Old Norse tor- →