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Where does “tryk” come from?

tryk (Danish) comes from Danish trykke, from Old Norse þrykkja, from Proto-Germanic þrukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.

tryk (Danish): pressure; stress; imperative of trykke

Definitions

  1. pressure; stress; imperative of trykke

Ancestry of “tryk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtrykketo press; to print
2Old Norseþrykkja—
3Proto-Germanicþrukkijanąto press on; to crowd
4Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
5Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
6Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
7Proto-Italictermenos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “tryk”

  • tryksvag
  • trykstærk
  • indtryk
  • trykblyant
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