Where does “tróta” come from?

tróta (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þrjóta, from Proto-Germanic uzþreutaną, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

tróta (Faroese): to lack

Definitions

  1. to lack

Ancestry of “tróta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþrjótato fail, come to an end, run out; to fail; to run...
2Proto-Germanicuzþreutanąto tire, annoy; to displease
3Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →