Where does “þéa” come from?

þéa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þewāną, from Proto-Germanic þewaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekwos, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

Ancestry of “þéa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþewānąto enslave, to subject
2Proto-Germanicþewazslave, servant
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekwosrunner
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “þéa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewaz →