Where does “þræla” come from?
þræla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þræll, from Old Norse þræll, from Proto-Germanic þragilaz, from Proto-Indo-European trāgʰ- — pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run.
þræla (Icelandic): to slave, toil, work hard
Definitions
- to slave, toil, work hard
Ancestry of “þræla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | þræll | a slave |
| 2 | Old Norse | þræll | slave |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þragilaz | runner; gofer; servant |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | trāgʰ- | pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run |