Where does “trist” come from?

trist (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

trist (Norwegian Bokmål): sad; depressing; sadly

Definitions

  1. sad; depressing; sadly

Ancestry of “trist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
2Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “trist”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s →Every word from Latin trīstis →