Where does “traie” come from?
traie (Manx) comes from Old Irish tráig, from Proto-Celtic tregess, from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.
traie (Manx): retreat, recede; cool; verbal noun of traie
Definitions
- retreat, recede; cool; verbal noun of traie
Ancestry of “traie”, step by step
traie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish tráig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | tráig | strand, shore; ebb tide; exhaustion, death |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | tregess | foot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |
via Middle Irish tráigid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | tráigid | — |