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): in spite of, despite
Ancestry of “trotz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | traz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |
Words derived from “trotz”