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

  1. reluctance; dim-wittedness; inertia

Ancestry of “tregða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictregurreluctant; slow-witted
2Old Norsetregr—
3Proto-Germanictregôgrief, pain
4Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed

Words derived from “tregða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tregô →Every word from Old Norse tregr →