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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*þrauwjan—
2Proto-GermanicþrawjanąTo cause to grow
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrōw-to beat, wound, kill, torment

Words derived from “threwen”

  • dree
  • dreeën
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