Where does “tràill” come from?

tràill (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish tráill, from Old Norse þræll, from Proto-Germanic þragilaz, from Proto-Indo-European trāgʰ- — pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run.

tràill (Scottish Gaelic): slave; addict; drudge

Definitions

  1. slave; addict; drudge

Ancestry of “tràill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtráill—
2Old Norseþrællslave
3Proto-Germanicþragilazrunner; gofer; servant
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrāgʰ-pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run

Words derived from “tràill”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trāgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þragilaz →Every word from Old Norse þræll →