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Where does “thirlage” come from?

thirlage (English) comes from English thrallage, from English thrall, from Middle English thral, from Old English þrǣl, from Old Norse þræll, from Proto-Germanic þragilaz, from Proto-Indo-European trāgʰ- — pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run.

thirlage (English): The right of the owner of a mill to compel...

Definitions

  1. The right of the owner of a mill to compel...

Ancestry of “thirlage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthrallageAlternative form of thirlage
2EnglishthrallOne who is enslaved or under mind control; The...
3Middle Englishthral—
4Old Englishþrǣlthrall, slave, servant
5Old Norseþrællslave
6Proto-Germanicþragilazrunner; gofer; servant
7Proto-Indo-Europeantrāgʰ-pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run
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