Where does “þrāan” come from?

þrāan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

þrāan (Proto-West Germanic): to twist

Definitions

  1. to twist

Ancestry of “þrāan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþrēanąto twist, to turn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “þrāan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēaną →