Where does “þreyta” come from?

þreyta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þreyta, from Proto-Germanic þrautijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

þreyta (Icelandic): to strive (at), struggle (with)

Definitions

  1. to strive (at), struggle (with)

Ancestry of “þreyta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþreytato tire
2Proto-GermanicþrautijanąTo exhaust
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “þreyta”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →