traist

Westrobothnian

verb

Definitions

to comfort

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse treysta (make safe, secure).

Origin

Old Norse

treysta

Gloss

make safe, secure

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Trost German
trösten German
trøste Norwegian Bokmål
*traustijaną Proto-Germanic
*traustą Proto-Germanic
trøyste Norwegian Nynorsk
treysta Old Norse
tristre Old French
treysta Icelandic