Where does “trætte” come from?

trætte (Danish) comes from Old Norse þreyta, from Proto-Germanic þrautijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

trætte (Danish): feud; to fight, feud, bicker; to tire, exhaust

Definitions

  1. feud; to fight, feud, bicker; to tire, exhaust

Ancestry of “trætte”, step by step

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

Words derived from “trætte”

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