Where does “þryþswiþ” come from?

þryþswiþ (Old English) comes from Old English þryþ, from Proto-Germanic þrūþiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

þryþswiþ (Old English): mighty

Definitions

  1. mighty

Ancestry of “þryþswiþ”, step by step

þryþswiþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English þryþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþryþstrength, power, force
2Proto-Germanicþrūþizstrength
3Proto-Germanic-þizForms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Old English swīþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswīþstrong, mighty, powerful, active, severe,...
2Proto-West Germanicswinþstrong
3Proto-Germanicswinþazstrong
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswent-vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrūþiz →