Where does “tronpretendent” come from?

tronpretendent (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål trone, from Ancient Greek θρόνος, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

tronpretendent (Norwegian Bokmål): a pretender; claimant to the office of the throne

Definitions

  1. a pretender; claimant to the office of the throne

Ancestry of “tronpretendent”, step by step

tronpretendent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål trone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltronethrone; throne; the third highest order of...
2Ancient Greekθρόνοςseat; throne
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Norwegian Bokmål pretendent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpretendent—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Ancient Greek θρόνος →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål trone →