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