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Where does “retrett” come from?

retrett (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French retraite, from French retraire, from Old French retraire, from Latin retrahō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

retrett (Norwegian Bokmål): a retreat

Definitions

  1. a retreat

Ancestry of “retrett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchretraitefeminine singular of retrait; retirement; pension
2Frenchretraireto withdraw; to take out
3Old Frenchretraireto extract; to remove; to leave; to depart
4Latinretrahō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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