Where does “trälaktig” come from?

trälaktig (Swedish) comes from Swedish träl, from Old English þræl, from Old Norse þræll, from Proto-Germanic þragilaz, from Proto-Indo-European trāgʰ- — pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run.

trälaktig (Swedish): slavish

Definitions

  1. slavish

Ancestry of “trälaktig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishträla thrall, a slave (forced laborer)
2Old Englishþræla slave, someone beholden to a lord or master
3Old Norseþrællslave
4Proto-Germanicþragilazrunner; gofer; servant
5Proto-Indo-Europeantrāgʰ-pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trāgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þragilaz →Every word from Old Norse þræll →
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