Where does “trotsa” come from?

trotsa (Swedish) comes from German trotzen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

trotsa (Swedish): defy

Definitions

  1. defy

Ancestry of “trotsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantrotzento defy, to brave
2German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “trotsa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from German -en →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →