An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/trotz
trotz, preposition, ‘in spite of,’ is based on the Middle High German interjection tratz (trotz), ‘I defy you.’
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trotz, preposition, ‘in spite of,’ is based on the Middle High German interjection tratz (trotz), ‘I defy you.’