Where does “tretthet” come from?
tretthet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål trett, 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- — he, she.
tretthet (Norwegian Bokmål): tiredness, weariness, fatigue
Definitions
- tiredness, weariness, fatigue
Ancestry of “tretthet”, step by step
tretthet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål trett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | trett | tired, weary; imperative of trette |
| 2 | Danish | træt | tired; fed up, frustrated; imperative of trætte |
| 3 | Middle English | thræt | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | þreyttr | tired |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrautijaną | To exhaust |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |