Where does “trist” come from?

trist (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh trist, from Old Welsh trist, from Proto-Brythonic *trist, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

trist (Welsh): sad

Definitions

  1. sad

Ancestry of “trist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshtrist—
2Old Welshtrist—
3Proto-Brythonic*trist—
4Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
5Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “trist”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s →Every word from Latin trīstis →
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