Where does “træl” come from?

træl (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þræll, from Proto-Germanic þragilaz, from Proto-Indo-European trāgʰ- — pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run.

træl (Norwegian Nynorsk): slave, thrall

Definitions

  1. slave, thrall

Ancestry of “træl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþrællslave
2Proto-Germanicþragilazrunner; gofer; servant
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrāgʰ-pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trāgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þragilaz →Every word from Old Norse þræll →