Where does “trossi” come from?

trossi (Finnish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tross, from German trotz, from Middle High German traz, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

trossi (Finnish): hawser heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship

Definitions

hawser heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship

Ancestry of “trossi”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	tross	despite; imperative of trosse
2	German	trotz	in spite of, despite
3	Middle High German	traz	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	der-	to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Middle High German traz →Every word from German trotz →