Where does “trúður” come from?
trúður (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse trúðr, from Proto-Germanic trūþaz, from Proto-Indo-European drūt- — jester, fool.
trúður (Icelandic): clown
Ancestry of “trúður”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | trúðr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | trūþaz | showman, actor, buffoon, jester, clown |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | drūt- | jester, fool |