Where does “trøndsk” come from?

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

trøndsk (Norwegian Nynorsk): Throndish, Throwendish of, from or pertaining to Trøndelag

Definitions

  1. Throndish, Throwendish of, from or pertaining to Trøndelag

Ancestry of “trøndsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþrǿnzkr—
2Old NorseÞróndra person from the region Trøndelag in Norway
3Old Norseþróask—
4Proto-Germanic*þrōwōnąto thrive, prosper
Every word from Proto-Germanic *þrōwōną →Every word from Old Norse þróask →Every word from Old Norse Þróndr →