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
- longing, yearning; to long, yearn; obstinacy
Ancestry of “þrá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þrawō | a longing, suffering |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þrawjaną | To cause to grow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | trōw- | to beat, wound, kill, torment |