Where does “treg” come from?

treg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse tregr, from Proto-Germanic tregô, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.

treg (Norwegian Bokmål): slow, sluggish

Definitions

  1. slow, sluggish

Ancestry of “treg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetregr—
2Proto-Germanictregôgrief, pain
3Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tregô →Every word from Old Norse tregr →