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Where does “þrawaz” come from?

þrawaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.

þrawaz (Proto-Germanic): stubborn, obstinate

Definitions

  1. stubborn, obstinate

Ancestry of “þrawaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
2Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
3Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
4Proto-Italictermenos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “þrawaz”

  • thro
  • thra
  • thro
  • þrár
  • Þráinn
  • þrár
  • Þrár
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