Where does “dethaw” come from?

dethaw (English) comes from English thaw, from Middle English thawen, from Old English þāwian, from Proto-West Germanic þauwjan, from Proto-Germanic þawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- — to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

dethaw (English): To thaw; unthaw; unfreeze

Definitions

  1. To thaw; unthaw; unfreeze

Ancestry of “dethaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthawTo gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to...
2Middle Englishthawen—
3Old Englishþāwianto thaw
4Proto-West Germanicþauwjanto thaw
5Proto-Germanicþawjanąto thaw
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þawjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þauwjan →