Where does “thrāian” come from?
thrāian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Ancestry of “thrāian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | þrāan | to twist |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þrēaną | to twist, to turn |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “thrāian”