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Where does “þrēg-” come from?

þrēg- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.

Ancestry of “þrēg-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantregʰ-to drag, pull?; to run, walk
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run

Words derived from “þrēg-”

  • thrall
  • thirlage
  • bethrall
  • thrallage
  • trell
  • træl
  • træl
  • trælle
  • threl
  • thralle
  • thral
  • threlle
  • þræl
  • þrǣl
  • þræla
  • þræll
  • tràilleachd
  • ban-tràill
  • tràill
  • þragilaz
  • þræll
  • þræla
  • thræl
  • trælæ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- →