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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 Englishþristen—
2Old Norseþrysta—
3Proto-Germanicþrustijaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust

Words derived from “thrust”

  • thruster
  • upthrust
  • outthrust
  • overthrust
  • counterthrust
  • megathrust
  • thrusteth
  • thrustest
  • thrustful
  • nonthrust
  • unthrust
  • thrustor
  • thrustlike
  • thrustless
  • antithrust
  • thrustable
  • bethrust
  • thrustmeter
  • thrusterless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trewd- →