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Where does “þauwjan” come from?

þauwjan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- — to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

þauwjan (Proto-West Germanic): to thaw

Definitions

  1. to thaw

Ancestry of “þauwjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþawjanąto thaw
2Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

Words derived from “þauwjan”

  • thaw
  • thawing
  • thawy
  • unthaw
  • thawless
  • thawer
  • unthawing
  • thaweth
  • rethaw
  • dethaw
  • dooien
  • thowen
  • thawen
  • þāwian
  • dôyen
  • doyen
  • thōien
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