Where does “threp” come from?

threp (Middle English) comes from Middle English threpen, from Old English þrēapian, from Proto-Germanic þraupōną, from Proto-Germanic þrawō, from Proto-Germanic þrawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European trōw- — to beat, wound, kill, torment.

threp (Middle English): a rebuke

Definitions

  1. a rebuke

Ancestry of “threp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishthrepento scold
2Old Englishþrēapianto reprove, reprehend, punish, blame
3Proto-Germanicþraupōnąto punish
4Proto-Germanicþrawōa longing, suffering
5Proto-GermanicþrawjanąTo cause to grow
6Proto-Indo-Europeantrōw-to beat, wound, kill, torment

Words derived from “threp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawō →