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Where does “Trotz” come from?

Trotz (German) comes from Middle High German traz, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Trotz (German): defiance

Definitions

  1. defiance

Ancestry of “Trotz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantraz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “Trotz”

  • trotzdem
  • trotzen
  • trotz
  • trots
  • truc
  • tross
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