Where does “trå” come from?

trå (Norn) comes from Old Norse þrá, from Proto-Germanic þrawō, from Proto-Germanic þrawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European trōw- — to beat, wound, kill, torment.

trå (Norn): desire, great longing

Definitions

  1. desire, great longing

Ancestry of “trå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþrálonging, yearning; to long, yearn; obstinacy
2Proto-Germanicþrawōa longing, suffering
3Proto-GermanicþrawjanąTo cause to grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrōw-to beat, wound, kill, torment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawō →