Where does “tugþraut” come from?
tugþraut (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þraut, from Old Norse þraut, from Proto-Germanic þrautō.
tugþraut (Icelandic): decathlon
Ancestry of “tugþraut”, step by step
tugþraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic þraut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | þraut | a trial, a difficult test; a puzzle; pain |
| 2 | Old Norse | þraut | struggle, ordeal, difficult task |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þrautō | — |
via Icelandic tugur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | tugur | a group of ten |
| 2 | Old Norse | tigr | group of ten |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *teguz | — |
Words derived from “tugþraut”