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Where does “troos” come from?

troos (Cornish) comes from Proto-Celtic tregess, from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.

troos (Cornish): foot

Definitions

  1. foot

Ancestry of “troos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictregessfoot
2Proto-Indo-Europeantregʰ-to drag, pull?; to run, walk
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run

Words derived from “troos”

  • dewdros
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- →