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Where does “þawjaną” come from?

þawjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- — to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

þawjaną (Proto-Germanic): to thaw

Definitions

  1. to thaw

Ancestry of “þawjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

Words derived from “þawjaną”

  • thaw
  • thawing
  • thawy
  • unthaw
  • thawless
  • thawer
  • unthawing
  • thaweth
  • rethaw
  • dethaw
  • dooien
  • tø
  • thawen
  • thowen
  • þāwian
  • þeyja
  • þeyja
  • dôyen
  • doyen
  • thōien
  • þauwjan
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