Where does “þrefa” come from?

þrefa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þrebaną, from Proto-Indo-European trep- — to tremble; to satisfy, enjoy; to scamper, trip,...

þrefa (Old Norse): to wrangle; dispute

Definitions

  1. to wrangle; dispute

Ancestry of “þrefa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþrebaną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantrep-to tremble; to satisfy, enjoy; to scamper, trip,...

Words derived from “þrefa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrebaną →