Where does “þrēhilaz” come from?

þrēhilaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þreh-, from Proto-Indo-European trāgʰ- — pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run.

Ancestry of “þrēhilaz”, step by step

þrēhilaz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic þreh-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþreh-
2Proto-Indo-Europeantrāgʰ-pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run

via Proto-Germanic þrag-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþrag-to run
2Proto-Indo-Europeantrēkʰ-

via Proto-Germanic þreg-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþreg-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trāgʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic þreh-