Where does “thraw” come from?
thraw (Scots) comes 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.
thraw (Scots): To twist or wrench; To writhe or wriggle; To act...
Definitions
- To twist or wrench; To writhe or wriggle; To act...
Ancestry of “thraw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | thrawen | — |
| 2 | Old English | þrāwan | to turn, twist, wind; to turn, twist, curl, rack,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þrāan | to twist |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þrēaną | to twist, to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |