Where does “marshatra” come from?
marshatra (Ido) comes from Ido -atra, from Swedish trå, from Old Norse þrá, from Proto-Germanic þrawō, from Proto-Germanic þrawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European trōw- — to beat, wound, kill, torment.
marshatra (Ido): marshy, boggy, swampy
Definitions
- marshy, boggy, swampy
Ancestry of “marshatra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | -atra | of the nature of, or having nearly the same... |
| 2 | Swedish | trå | desire, great longing |
| 3 | Old Norse | þrá | longing, yearning; to long, yearn; obstinacy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þrawō | a longing, suffering |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrawjaną | To cause to grow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | trōw- | to beat, wound, kill, torment |