Where does “treie” come from?

treie (Middle English) comes from Old English trega, from Proto-Germanic tregô, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.

Ancestry of “treie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtregapain, grief, vexation, hurt, ill
2Proto-Germanictregôgrief, pain
3Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tregô →Every word from Old English trega →