Where does “þrá” come from?

þrá (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þrá, from Proto-Germanic þrawō, from Proto-Germanic þrawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European trōw- — to beat, wound, kill, torment.

þrá (Icelandic): a desire, a yearning; to desire, to yearn, to...

Definitions

  1. a desire, a yearning; to desire, to yearn, to...

Ancestry of “þrá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþrálonging, yearning; to long, yearn; obstinacy
2Proto-Germanicþrawōa longing, suffering
3Proto-GermanicþrawjanąTo cause to grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrōw-to beat, wound, kill, torment

Words derived from “þrá”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawō →