Where does “trädgren” come from?

trädgren (Swedish) comes from Swedish träd, 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.

trädgren (Swedish): a tree-branch

Definitions

  1. a tree-branch

Ancestry of “trädgren”, step by step

trädgren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish träd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishträdtree; tree; plant reminiscent of a tree in the...
2Old Norseþráðrthread; past participle of þreyja; past...
3Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Swedish gren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrenbranch; event; sub-event within a sport
2Old Norsegreinbranch; point, head, part; cause, reason
3Proto-Germanicgrainō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →