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.

þristen (Middle English): to thrust

Definitions

  1. to thrust

Ancestry of “þristen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þristen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrustijaną →Every word from Old Norse þrysta →