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
Ancestry of “þrāan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þrēaną | to twist, to turn |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “þrāan”