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Where does “þristen” come from?

þristen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse þrysta, from Proto-Germanic þrustijaną, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.

Ancestry of “þristen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþrysta—
2Proto-Germanicþrustijaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust
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