Where does “trav” come from?
trav (Swedish) comes from English Travis, from English traverse, from Middle English traversen, from Old French traverser, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
trav (Swedish): trot, trotting (four-legged animal gait, especially of horses)
Definitions
- trot, trotting (four-legged animal gait, especially of horses)
Ancestry of “trav”, step by step
trav traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Travis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Travis | A placename |
| 2 | English | traverse | A route used in mountaineering, specifically rock... |
| 3 | Middle English | traversen | — |
| 4 | Old French | traverser | to traverse; to cross; to go across |
| 5 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 6 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 7 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Swedish trava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trava | to trot |
| 2 | Swedish | -a | Suffix to mark that the corresponding noun is... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -a | Creates denominative verbs from nouns |
| 4 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish trave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | trave | to trot |