Where does “Trier” come from?

Trier (German) comes from Latin Augusta Treverorum, from Latin augusta, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

Ancestry of “Trier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAugusta Treverorum—
2Latinaugustasecond-person singular present active imperative...
3LatinAugustusvenerable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “Trier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →