Where does “geþryccan” come from?
geþryccan (Old English) comes from Old English þryċċan, 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.
geþryccan (Old English): to compress, repress, restrain; to oppress,...
Definitions
- to compress, repress, restrain; to oppress,...
Ancestry of “geþryccan”, step by step
geþryccan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English þryċċan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | þryċċan | to push, press, trample on, crush |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þrukkijan | to press |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þrukkijaną | to press on; to crowd |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 5 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 6 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |