Where does “trættekær” come from?
trættekær (Danish) comes from Danish trætte, 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.
trættekær (Danish): cantankerous, quarrelsome
Definitions
- cantankerous, quarrelsome
Ancestry of “trættekær”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | trætte | feud; to fight, feud, bicker; to tire, exhaust |
| 2 | Old Norse | þreyta | to tire |
| 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 |