Where does “þrái” come from?

þrái (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse Þrár, from Proto-Germanic þrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.

þrái (Old Norse): obstinacy

Definitions

  1. obstinacy

Ancestry of “þrái”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÞrárname of a dwarf
2Proto-Germanicþrawazstubborn, obstinate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
4Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
5Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
6Proto-Italictermenos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end
Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic termenos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ter- →