Where does “þróttur” come from?

þróttur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þróttr, from Proto-Germanic þruhtuz, from Proto-Indo-European treg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terǵ- — a type of bird; manure, dung; to sully, decay.

þróttur (Icelandic): strength; vigour, energy

Definitions

  1. strength; vigour, energy

Ancestry of “þróttur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþróttrstrength, might, valour
2Proto-Germanicþruhtuzstrength; fortitude; perseverance
3Proto-Indo-Europeantreg-still, rigid; firm, fast; stiff, rigid
4Proto-Indo-European(s)terǵ-a type of bird; manure, dung; to sully, decay

Words derived from “þróttur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European treg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þruhtuz →