Where does “trette” come from?

trette (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse þreyta, from Proto-Germanic þrautijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

trette (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular of trett; plural of trett; a...

Definitions

  1. definite singular of trett; plural of trett; a...

Ancestry of “trette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþreytato tire
2Proto-GermanicþrautijanąTo exhaust
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “trette”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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