Where does “thriotan” come from?

thriotan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic þreutan, from Proto-Germanic þreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.

thriotan (Old Saxon): to annoy

Definitions

  1. to annoy

Ancestry of “thriotan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþreutanto harass, to weary
2Proto-Germanicþreutanąto harass, weary
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust

Words derived from “thriotan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þreutaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þreutan →