Where does “træt” come from?
træt (Danish) comes from Middle English thræt, from Old Norse þreyttr, from Proto-Germanic þrautijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
træt (Danish): tired; fed up, frustrated; imperative of trætte
Definitions
- tired; fed up, frustrated; imperative of trætte
Ancestry of “træt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | thræt | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | þreyttr | tired |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þrautijaną | To exhaust |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “træt”