Where does “thrawen” come from?

thrawen (Middle English) comes from Old English þrāwan, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

Ancestry of “thrawen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	þrāwan	to turn, twist, wind; to turn, twist, curl, rack,...
2	Proto-West Germanic	þrāan	to twist
3	Proto-Germanic	þrēaną	to twist, to turn
4	Proto-Indo-European	terh₁-	to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “thrawen”

thrown
throw
thrower
throwback
throwaway
windthrow
rethrow
downthrow
throweth
throwable
downthrown
throwout
throwest
windthrown
throwster
spearthrower
throwdown
outthrow
misthrow
throwline
forethrown
slugthrower
throwball
throwability

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