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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”

  • ståltråd
  • tråddragare
  • tandtråd
  • tråd
  • trådlaus
  • tråd
  • trådløs
  • piggtråd
  • trådlaus
  • tråd
  • piggtråd
  • tråd
  • trådløs
  • ståltråd
  • þrá
  • heimþrá
  • þráðlaus
  • frjóþráður
  • þráður
  • þráðr
  • silkitráður
  • tráður
  • sopptráður
  • trå
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