Where does “threwen” come from?
threwen (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *þrauwjan, from Proto-Germanic þrawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European trōw- — to beat, wound, kill, torment.
Ancestry of “threwen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *þrauwjan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þrawjaną | To cause to grow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | trōw- | to beat, wound, kill, torment |
Words derived from “threwen”