Where does “athraw” come from?
athraw (Scots) comes from Scots thrawn, from Scots thraw, from Middle English thrawen, from Old English þrāwan, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
athraw (Scots): atwist, awry
Definitions
- atwist, awry
Ancestry of “athraw”, step by step
athraw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scots thrawn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | thrawn | contrary or perverse; twisted or misshapen;... |
| 2 | Scots | thraw | To twist or wrench; To writhe or wriggle; To act... |
| 3 | Middle English | thrawen | — |
| 4 | Old English | þrāwan | to turn, twist, wind; to turn, twist, curl, rack,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þrāan | to twist |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þrēaną | to twist, to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |