Where does “tugþrautarmaður” come from?

tugþrautarmaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic maður, from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

tugþrautarmaður (Icelandic): decathlete

Definitions

  1. decathlete

Ancestry of “tugþrautarmaður”, step by step

tugþrautarmaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic maður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaðurhuman being, person, humanity, mankind; man,...
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Icelandic tugþraut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictugþrautdecathlon
2Icelandicþrauta trial, a difficult test; a puzzle; pain
3Old Norseþrautstruggle, ordeal, difficult task
4Proto-Germanicþrautō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old Norse maðr →