Where does “þríþraut” come from?

þríþraut (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þraut, from Old Norse þraut, from Proto-Germanic þrautō.

þríþraut (Icelandic): triathlon

Definitions

  1. triathlon

Ancestry of “þríþraut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþrauta trial, a difficult test; a puzzle; pain
2Old Norseþrautstruggle, ordeal, difficult task
3Proto-Germanicþrautō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic þrautō →Every word from Old Norse þraut →Every word from Icelandic þraut →
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