Where does “þrukkijan” come from?

þrukkijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þrukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.

þrukkijan (Proto-West Germanic): to press

Definitions

  1. to press

Ancestry of “þrukkijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþrukkijanąto press on; to crowd
2Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
3Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
4Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
5Proto-Italictermenos
6Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “þrukkijan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥Every word from Proto-Italic termenosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ter-
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