Where does “þræl” come from?

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

þræl (Old English): a slave, someone beholden to a lord or master

Definitions

  1. a slave, someone beholden to a lord or master

Ancestry of “þræl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþrællslave
2Proto-Germanicþragilazrunner; gofer; servant
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrāgʰ-pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run

Words derived from “þræl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trāgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þragilaz →Every word from Old Norse þræll →