Where does “þrāwan” come from?
þrāwan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
þrāwan (Old English): to turn, twist, wind; to turn, twist, curl, rack,...
Definitions
- to turn, twist, wind; to turn, twist, curl, rack,...
Ancestry of “þrāwan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | þrāan | to twist |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þrēaną | to twist, to turn |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “þrāwan”