Where does “contree” come from?

contree (Middle French) comes from Old French contree, from Latin contrata, from Latin contra, from Latin rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

contree (Middle French): country; land

Definitions

  1. country; land

Ancestry of “contree”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcontreecountry; the countryside
2Latincontratalying opposite; spread before
3Latincontraagainst; opposite to; contrary to
4Latinrotawheel; a car, a chariot; the disc of the sun
5Proto-Italicrotā—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →
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