Where does “þrea” come from?

þrea (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þrawō, from Proto-Germanic þrawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European trōw- — to beat, wound, kill, torment.

þrea (Old English): threat, rebuke; oppression, disaster, torment;...

Definitions

  1. threat, rebuke; oppression, disaster, torment;...

Ancestry of “þrea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþrawōa longing, suffering
2Proto-GermanicþrawjanąTo cause to grow
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrōw-to beat, wound, kill, torment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trōw-Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawjanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic þrawō