English
Thronds
Thronds comes from Old Norse þróndr ‘a person from the region Trøndelag in Norway’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *þrōwōną ‘to thrive, prosper’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*þrōwōną‘to thrive, prosper’reconstructed
- Proto-Norsec. 200–800 CE*þrōwendīʀreconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350þróndras þrǿndir‘a person from the region Trøndelag in Norway’
- EnglishtodayThronds
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*þrōwōną‘to thrive, prosper’reconstructed
- Proto-Norsec. 200–800 CE*þrōwendīʀreconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350þróndras þrǿndir‘a person from the region Trøndelag in Norway’
- EnglishtodayThronds
The story
Adapted borrowing of Old Norse þrǿndir, þrǿndr m pl.
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *þrōwōną
Today it means
noun people from Trøndelag
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *þrōwōną / Thronds