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
- comparative degree of trist
Ancestry of “tristach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Welsh | trist | sad |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | trist | — |
| 3 | Old Welsh | trist | — |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | *trist | — |
| 5 | Latin | trīstis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |