Where does “טרויעריק” come from?

טרויעריק (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German trūrec, from Old High German trūreg, from Proto-Germanic dreuzagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreus- — to break, break off, crumble.

טרויעריק (Yiddish): sad

Definitions

  1. sad

Ancestry of “טרויעריק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantrūrec—
2Old High Germantrūreg—
3Proto-Germanicdreuzagazbloody; gory; sad
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreus-to break, break off, crumble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreuzagaz →Every word from Old High German trūreg →