Where does “trå” come from?

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

trå (Norwegian Nynorsk): a strong wish, yearning, longing, want etc

Definitions

  1. a strong wish, yearning, longing, want etc

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

Words derived from “trå”

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