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Where does “tristach” come from?

tristach (Welsh) comes from Welsh trist, 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.

tristach (Welsh): comparative degree of trist

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of trist

Ancestry of “tristach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtristsad
2Middle Welshtrist—
3Old Welshtrist—
4Proto-Brythonic*trist—
5Latintrīstis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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