Where does “þreapung” come from?

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

þreapung (Old English): rebuke, reproof

Definitions

  1. rebuke, reproof

Ancestry of “þreapung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþrēapianto reprove, reprehend, punish, blame
2Proto-Germanicþraupōnąto punish
3Proto-Germanicþrawōa longing, suffering
4Proto-GermanicþrawjanąTo cause to grow
5Proto-Indo-Europeantrōw-to beat, wound, kill, torment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawō →