Where does “threl” come from?
threl (Middle English) comes from Old English þrǣl, from Old Norse þræll, from Proto-Germanic þragilaz, from Proto-Indo-European trāgʰ- — pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run.
Ancestry of “threl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | þrǣl | thrall, slave, servant |
| 2 | Old Norse | þræll | slave |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þragilaz | runner; gofer; servant |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | trāgʰ- | pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run |
Words derived from “threl”