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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

Definitions

  1. strength, power, force

Ancestry of “þryþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþrūþizstrength
2Proto-Germanic-þizForms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually...
3Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “þryþ”

  • Audrey
  • Audrey
  • Æþelþryþ
  • Audrey
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →