Where does “*þrauwjan” come from?
*þrauwjan (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þrawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European trōw- — to beat, wound, kill, torment.
Ancestry of “*þrauwjan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þrawjaną | To cause to grow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | trōw- | to beat, wound, kill, torment |