Where does “þryccan” come from?
þryccan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic þrukkijan, from Proto-Germanic þrukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.
þryccan (Old English): to press, crush, trample on, afflict, oppress; to...
Definitions
- to press, crush, trample on, afflict, oppress; to...
Ancestry of “þryccan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | þrukkijan | to press |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þrukkijaną | to press on; to crowd |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 4 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 5 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |