Where does “thrust” come from?

Thrust comes from Old Norse þrysta, from Proto-Germanic þrustijaną, from Proto-Indo-European trewd-.

thrust (English): An attack made by moving the sword parallel to...

Definitions

  1. An attack made by moving the sword parallel to...

Ancestry of “thrust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishþristento thrust
2Old Norseþrysta—
3Proto-Germanicþrustijanąto thrust
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust

Words derived from “thrust”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrustijaną →Every word from Old Norse þrysta →