Where does “attrå” come from?

attrå (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish attrå, from Old Danish thraa, from Old Norse þrá, from Proto-Germanic þrawō, from Proto-Germanic þrawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European trōw- — to beat, wound, kill, torment.

attrå (Norwegian Bokmål): to wish, desire

Definitions

  1. to wish, desire

Ancestry of “attrå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishattrådesire, longing
2Old Danishthraa—
3Old Norseþrálonging, yearning; to long, yearn; obstinacy
4Proto-Germanicþrawōa longing, suffering
5Proto-GermanicþrawjanąTo cause to grow
6Proto-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 →