Where does “þrá” come from?

þrá (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þrawō, from Proto-Germanic þrawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European trōw- — to beat, wound, kill, torment.

þrá (Old Norse): longing, yearning; to long, yearn; obstinacy

Definitions

  1. longing, yearning; to long, yearn; obstinacy

Ancestry of “þrá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþrawōa longing, suffering
2Proto-GermanicþrawjanąTo cause to grow
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrōw-to beat, wound, kill, torment

Words derived from “þrá”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawō →