Where does “þeowan” come from?
þeowan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þeuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European tūk- — to beat.
þeowan (Old English): to press, impress, force; to urge, drive; to...
Definitions
- to press, impress, force; to urge, drive; to...
Ancestry of “þeowan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þeuhaną | to press |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tūk- | to beat |