Etymology Explorer › Swedish

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.

Ancestry of “trav”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTravis—
2EnglishtraverseA route used in mountaineering, specifically rock...
3Middle Englishtraversen—
4Old Frenchtraverserto traverse; to cross; to go across
5Latintrāns—
6LatinPadus—
7LeponticBodincus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “trav”

  • ravirata
  • ravi
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