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

  1. tired; fed up, frustrated; imperative of trætte

Ancestry of “træt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishthræt—
2Old Norseþreyttrtired
3Proto-GermanicþrautijanąTo exhaust
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “træt”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →