Where does “trønder” come from?

trønder (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þrǿndir, from Old Norse þróask, from Proto-Germanic *þrōwōną — to thrive, prosper.

trønder (Norwegian Nynorsk): a person from the Trøndelag region of Norway

Definitions

  1. a person from the Trøndelag region of Norway

Ancestry of “trønder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþrǿndir—
2Old Norseþróask—
3Proto-Germanic*þrōwōnąto thrive, prosper

Words derived from “trønder”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *þrōwōną →Every word from Old Norse þróask →Every word from Old Norse þrǿndir →
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