Where does “þroskaheftur” come from?

þroskaheftur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þroski — maturity.

þroskaheftur (Icelandic): mentally disabled, mentally retarded, mentally handicapped

Definitions

  1. mentally disabled, mentally retarded, mentally handicapped

Ancestry of “þroskaheftur”, step by step

þroskaheftur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þroski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþroskimaturity

via Icelandic heftur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicheftur
Every word from Icelandic þroski
þroskaheftur — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer