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Where does “betresst” come from?

betresst (German) comes from German Tresse, from French tresse, from Old French tresce, from Vulgar Latin trichia, from Ancient Greek τριχία, from Ancient Greek θρίξ — hair.

betresst (German): plaited, braided, tressed

Definitions

  1. plaited, braided, tressed

Ancestry of “betresst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTresselace, plait
2Frenchtressetress, braid, plait; first-person singular...
3Old Frenchtrescelock of hair
4Vulgar Latintrichia—
5Ancient Greekτριχίαrope
6Ancient Greekθρίξhair
Every word from Ancient Greek θρίξ →