Where does “þryþ” come from?
þryþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þrūþiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
þryþ (Old English): strength, power, force
Ancestry of “þryþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þrūþiz | strength |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “þryþ”