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Where does “trahtian” come from?

trahtian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *trahtōn, from Latin tractō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

trahtian (Old English): to treat, comment on, expound, explain, consider,...

Definitions

  1. to treat, comment on, expound, explain, consider,...

Ancestry of “trahtian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*trahtōn—
2Latintractō—
3Latin-tō—
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “trahtian”

  • traht
  • traht
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