Where does “trottōn” come from?
trottōn (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic tradjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
trottōn (Frankish): to go, run
Definitions
- to go, run
Ancestry of “trottōn”, step by step
trottōn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic tradjaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | tradjaną | to tread, trample |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 5 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Proto-Germanic trudōną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | trudōną | — |