Where does “trawta” come from?

trawta (Old Polish) comes from Middle High German trift, from Proto-Germanic driftiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

trawta (Old Polish): wooden raft

Definitions

  1. wooden raft

Ancestry of “trawta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantriftdriving, floating, acting, way of living
2Proto-Germanicdriftizdriving
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic driftiz →