Where does “þrefa” come from?

þrefa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þrefa, from Proto-Germanic þrebaną, from Proto-Indo-European trep- — to tremble; to satisfy, enjoy; to scamper, trip,...

þrefa (Icelandic): to bicker, to quarrel

Definitions

  1. to bicker, to quarrel

Ancestry of “þrefa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþrefato wrangle; dispute
2Proto-Germanicþrebaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrep-to tremble; to satisfy, enjoy; to scamper, trip,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrebaną →Every word from Old Norse þrefa →