Where does “þjá” come from?

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

þjá (Old Norse): to constrain, enthral, enslave

Definitions

  1. to constrain, enthral, enslave

Ancestry of “þjá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþéa—
2Proto-Germanicþewānąto enslave, to subject
3Proto-Germanicþewazslave, servant
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekwosrunner
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “þjá”

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