Where does “þewāną” come from?

þewāną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þewaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekwos, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

þewāną (Proto-Germanic): to enslave, to subject

Definitions

  1. to enslave, to subject

Ancestry of “þewāną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþewazslave, servant
2Proto-Indo-Europeantekwosrunner
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “þewāną”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewaz →