Where does “trädstubbe” come from?

trädstubbe (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.

trädstubbe (Swedish): a tree stump

Definitions

  1. a tree stump

Ancestry of “trädstubbe”, step by step

trädstubbe 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 stubbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstubbetree stump
2Old Norsestubbistump
3Proto-Germanicstubbôstump; stub
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewb-to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēduz →