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Where does “tref” come from?

tref (Old French) comes from Latin trabs, from Indo-European *treb-.

tref (Old French): beam; mast; tent, temporary hut or other similar...

Definitions

  1. beam; mast; tent, temporary hut or other similar...

Ancestry of “tref”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrabstimber, beam, rafter; tree trunk; penis
2Indo-European*treb-—

Words derived from “tref”

  • treu
  • tref
  • treu
Every word from Indo-European *treb- →