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Where does “þrøtter” come from?

þrøtter (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse þrjóta, from Proto-Germanic uzþreutaną, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

Ancestry of “þrøtter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþrjótato fail, come to an end, run out; to fail; to run...
2Proto-Germanicuzþreutanąto tire, annoy; to displease
3Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “þrøtter”

  • trött
  • tröttna
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