Where does “tristhet” come from?

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

tristhet (Norwegian Bokmål): sadness, gloom

Definitions

  1. sadness, gloom

Ancestry of “tristhet”, step by step

tristhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål trist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltristsad; depressing; sadly
2Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
3Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s →Every word from Latin trīstis →