Where does “tintreglic” come from?

tintreglic (Old English) comes from Old English tintrega, from Old English trega, from Proto-Germanic tregô, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.

tintreglic (Old English): tormenting, torturous

Definitions

  1. tormenting, torturous

Ancestry of “tintreglic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtintregatorment, pain, punishment
2Old Englishtregapain, grief, vexation, hurt, ill
3Proto-Germanictregôgrief, pain
4Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tregô →Every word from Old English trega →
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