Where does “träflis” come from?

träflis (Swedish) comes from Swedish trä, from Old Norse tré, from Proto-Germanic trewą, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

träflis (Swedish): wood chips

Definitions

  1. wood chips

Ancestry of “träflis”, step by step

träflis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish trä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishträwood; a tree; Short for slagträ
2Old Norsetrétree; the mast of a ship; ree, rafter, beam
3Proto-Germanictrewątree
4EnglishdoruAlternative form of dory
5Ancient Greekδόρυwood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,...
6Proto-Hellenicdórutree
7Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
8Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

via Swedish flis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflisshards of wood or rock, usually wood chips
2Old Norseflíssplinter, chip
3Proto-Germanicflīsōsplinter
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pley-to split, splice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dóruEvery word from Proto-Hellenic dóru