Where does “þraut” come from?

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

þraut (Icelandic): a trial, a difficult test; a puzzle; pain

Definitions

  1. a trial, a difficult test; a puzzle; pain

Ancestry of “þraut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþrautstruggle, ordeal, difficult task
2Proto-Germanicþrautō

Words derived from “þraut

Every word from Proto-Germanic þrautōEvery word from Old Norse þraut