Where does “tron” come from?

tron (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German thrōn, from Middle High German thrōn, from Old French trone, from Latin thronus, from Greek θρόνος, from Ancient Greek θρόνος, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

tron (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of trone

Definitions

  1. imperative of trone

Ancestry of “tron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanthrōnthrone
2Middle High Germanthrōn—
3Old Frenchtronethrone
4Latinthronusa throne; an angelic order
5Greekθρόνοςthrone; monarchy, the royal office
6Ancient Greekθρόνοςseat; throne
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Ancient Greek θρόνος →Every word from Greek θρόνος →