Where does “þrýsta” come from?

þrýsta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þrýsta, from Proto-Germanic þrūstijaną, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.

þrýsta (Icelandic): to squeeze, to press; to force, to compel

Definitions

  1. to squeeze, to press; to force, to compel

Ancestry of “þrýsta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþrýsta—
2Proto-Germanicþrūstijanąto thrust
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust

Words derived from “þrýsta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrūstijaną →Every word from Old Norse þrýsta →