Where does “trist” come from?
trist (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh trist, from Proto-Brythonic *trist, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Ancestry of “trist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Welsh | trist | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | *trist | — |
| 3 | Latin | trīstis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |