Where does “throuwen” come from?

throuwen (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic þrawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European trōw- — to beat, wound, kill, torment.

Ancestry of “throuwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicþrawjanąTo cause to grow
2Proto-Indo-Europeantrōw-to beat, wound, kill, torment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawjaną →
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