Where does “trett” come from?
trett (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish træt, from Middle English thræt, from Old Norse þreyttr, from Proto-Germanic þrautijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
trett (Norwegian Bokmål): tired, weary; imperative of trette
Definitions
- tired, weary; imperative of trette
Ancestry of “trett”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | træt | tired; fed up, frustrated; imperative of trætte |
| 2 | Middle English | thræt | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | þreyttr | tired |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þrautijaną | To exhaust |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |