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Where does “þewjaną” come from?

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

þewjaną (Proto-Germanic): to enslave, oppress

Definitions

  1. to enslave, oppress

Ancestry of “þewjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “þewjaną”

  • thewen
  • þēowan
  • þȳwan
  • þeon
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