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Where does “trahi” come from?

trahi (Norman) comes from Old French traïr, from Latin trādō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

trahi (Norman): to betray

Definitions

  1. to betray

Ancestry of “trahi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchtraïrAlternative form of trair; to betray; to commit...
2Latintrādō—
3Latintrāns—
4LatinPadus—
5LeponticBodincus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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