Where does “þrēapian” come from?

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

þrēapian (Old English): to reprove, reprehend, punish, blame

Definitions

  1. to reprove, reprehend, punish, blame

Ancestry of “þrēapian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþraupōnąto punish
2Proto-Germanicþrawōa longing, suffering
3Proto-GermanicþrawjanąTo cause to grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrōw-to beat, wound, kill, torment

Words derived from “þrēapian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawō →