Where does “nitrist” come from?

nitrist (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål trist, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

nitrist (Norwegian Bokmål): dismal, depressing

Definitions

  1. dismal, depressing

Ancestry of “nitrist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltristsad; depressing; sadly
2Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
3Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s →Every word from Latin trīstis →