Where does “thowen” come from?

thowen (Middle English) comes from Old English þāwian, from Proto-West Germanic þauwjan, from Proto-Germanic þawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- — to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “thowen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþāwianto thaw
2Proto-West Germanicþauwjanto thaw
3Proto-Germanicþawjanąto thaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þawjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þauwjan →