Where does “þēowan” come from?
þēowan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þewjaną, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
þēowan (Old English): to press
Ancestry of “þēowan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þewjaną | to enslave, oppress |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |
Words derived from “þēowan”