Where does “trøstur” come from?

trøstur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þrǫstr, from Proto-Germanic þrastuz, from Proto-Indo-European trósdos.

trøstur (Faroese): thrush

Definitions

  1. thrush

Ancestry of “trøstur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþrǫstrthrush
2Proto-Germanicþrastuzthrush
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrósdos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trósdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrastuz →Every word from Old Norse þrǫstr →