Where does “tristaf” come from?
tristaf (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.
tristaf (Welsh): superlative degree of trist: earliest
Definitions
- superlative degree of trist: earliest
Ancestry of “tristaf”, step by step
tristaf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh trist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | trist | sad |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | trist | — |
| 3 | Old Welsh | trist | — |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | *trist | — |
| 5 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Welsh af
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | af | first-person singular present indicative/future... |