Where does “trøstur” come from?
trøstur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þrǫstr, from Proto-Germanic þrastuz, from Proto-Indo-European trósdos.
trøstur (Faroese): thrush
Ancestry of “trøstur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þrǫstr | thrush |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þrastuz | thrush |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | trósdos | — |