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Where does “þrysta” come from?

þrysta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þrustijaną, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.

Ancestry of “þrysta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþrustijaną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust

Words derived from “þrysta”

  • thrust
  • thruster
  • upthrust
  • outthrust
  • overthrust
  • counterthrust
  • megathrust
  • thrusteth
  • thrustest
  • thrustful
  • nonthrust
  • unthrust
  • thrustor
  • thrustlike
  • thrustless
  • antithrust
  • thrustable
  • bethrust
  • thrustmeter
  • thrusterless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trewd- →