Where does “tregða” come from?
tregða (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tregur, from Old Norse tregr, from Proto-Germanic tregô, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.
tregða (Icelandic): reluctance; dim-wittedness; inertia
Definitions
- reluctance; dim-wittedness; inertia
Ancestry of “tregða”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | tregur | reluctant; slow-witted |
| 2 | Old Norse | tregr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tregô | grief, pain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dreǵʰ- | to be unwilling, vexed |
Words derived from “tregða”