Where does “fimmtarþraut” come from?

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

fimmtarþraut (Icelandic): pentathlon

Definitions

  1. pentathlon

Ancestry of “fimmtarþraut”, step by step

fimmtarþraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þraut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþrauta trial, a difficult test; a puzzle; pain
2Old Norseþrautstruggle, ordeal, difficult task
3Proto-Germanicþrautō—

via Icelandic fimmt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfimmt—
Every word from Proto-Germanic þrautō →Every word from Old Norse þraut →Every word from Icelandic þraut →