Where does “torræður” come from?

torræður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tor-, from Old Norse tor-, from Proto-Germanic tuz-, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.

torræður (Icelandic): obscure, difficult to grasp, cryptic, intangible,...

Definitions

  1. obscure, difficult to grasp, cryptic, intangible,...

Ancestry of “torræður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictor-with difficulty or hardship; difficult, hard
2Old Norsetor-hard, difficult, wrong, bad; hard, difficult
3Proto-Germanictuz-bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
5Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus- →Every word from Old Norse tor- →