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Where does “träd” come from?

träd (Swedish) comes from Old Norse þráðr, from Proto-Germanic þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

träd (Swedish): tree; tree; plant reminiscent of a tree in the...

Definitions

  1. tree; tree; plant reminiscent of a tree in the...

Ancestry of “träd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþráðrthread; past participle of þreyja; past...
2Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
3Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “träd”

  • trädlik
  • trädgårdssax
  • trädgårdsmästare
  • trädgårdsdräng
  • barrträd
  • trädkrona
  • lövträd
  • fruktträd
  • persikoträd
  • trädgård
  • trädstam
  • olivträd
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