Where does “þawian” come from?

þawian (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...

þawian (Old English): to thaw

Definitions

  1. to thaw

Ancestry of “þawian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþauwjanto thaw
2Proto-Germanicþawjanąto thaw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þawjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þauwjan →