Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From the verb þroska (to develop, to mature) + -st (a suffix which turns verbs into middle voice verbs). See also the appendix about the Icelandic middle voice verbs.

Verb edit

þroskast (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þroskaðist)

  1. (reflexive, of people) to mature, to develop
  2. (reflexive, of fruit) to ripen