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
- to constrain, enthral, enslave
Ancestry of “þjá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þéa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þewāną | to enslave, to subject |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þewaz | slave, servant |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tekwos | runner |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |