Where does “tugþraut” come from?

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

tugþraut (Icelandic): decathlon

Definitions

  1. decathlon

Ancestry of “tugþraut”, step by step

tugþraut 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 tugur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictugura group of ten
2Old Norsetigrgroup of ten
3Proto-Germanic*teguz

Words derived from “tugþraut

Every word from Proto-Germanic þrautōEvery word from Old Norse þrautEvery word from Icelandic þraut