Where does “trælagtig” come from?

trælagtig (Danish) comes from Danish træl, from Old Danish thræl, from Old Norse þræll, from Proto-Germanic þragilaz, from Proto-Indo-European trāgʰ- — pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run.

trælagtig (Danish): slavelike, like a slave

Definitions

  1. slavelike, like a slave

Ancestry of “trælagtig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtrælslave; imperative of trælle
2Old Danishthræl—
3Old Norseþrællslave
4Proto-Germanicþragilazrunner; gofer; servant
5Proto-Indo-Europeantrāgʰ-pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trāgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þragilaz →Every word from Old Norse þræll →