Where does “þāwian” come from?

þāwian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic þauwjan, from Proto-Germanic þawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- — to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

þāwian (Old English): to thaw

Definitions

  1. to thaw

Ancestry of “þāwian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþauwjanto thaw
2Proto-Germanicþawjanąto thaw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

Words derived from “þāwian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þawjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þauwjan →