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Where does “treun” come from?

treun (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish trén, from Proto-Celtic trexsnos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- — rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong.

treun (Scottish Gaelic): strong; sturdy; brave

Definitions

  1. strong; sturdy; brave

Ancestry of “treun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtrénstrong
2Proto-Celtictrexsnosstrong
3Proto-Indo-European(s)treg-rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong
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