Where does “grautartrog” come from?

grautartrog (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse trog, from Proto-Germanic trugą, from Proto-Indo-European drukós.

grautartrog (Old Norse): porridge trough

Definitions

  1. porridge trough

Ancestry of “grautartrog”, step by step

grautartrog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse trog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetrogtrough
2Proto-Germanictrugą—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandrukós—

via Old Norse grautr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegrautrporridge
2Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drukós →Every word from Proto-Germanic trugą →Every word from Old Norse trog →