Where does “treakts” come from?
treakts (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tre, from Old Norse tré, from Proto-Germanic trewą, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
treakts (Norwegian Bokmål): in three acts
Definitions
- in three acts
Ancestry of “treakts”, step by step
treakts traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål tre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tre | three; tree; wood |
| 2 | Old Norse | tré | tree; the mast of a ship; ree, rafter, beam |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 4 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
via Norwegian Bokmål akt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | akt | an act, ceremony; an act; a nude model |
| 2 | German | Akt | act; nude; artwork of a naked person |
| 3 | Latin | āctus | made, done, having been done |
| 4 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |