Where does “treiter” come from?
treiter (Dutch) comes from French traître, from Old French traïtor, from Latin trāditor, from Latin trādō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
treiter (Dutch): traitor
Definitions
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Ancestry of “treiter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | traître | betrayer, traitor; treacherous |
| 2 | Old French | traïtor | Alternative form of traitor |
| 3 | Latin | trāditor | betrayer, traitor |
| 4 | Latin | trādō | to hand over, give up, deliver, transmit, surrender; impart; entrust, confide |
| 5 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 6 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 7 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |