Where does “þreutan” come from?

þreutan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.

þreutan (Proto-West Germanic): to harass, to weary

Definitions

  1. to harass, to weary

Ancestry of “þreutan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþreutanąto harass, weary
2Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust

Words derived from “þreutan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þreutaną →