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

  1. To twist or wrench; To writhe or wriggle; To act...

Ancestry of “thraw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishthrawen—
2Old Englishþrāwanto turn, twist, wind; to turn, twist, curl, rack,...
3Proto-West Germanicþrāanto twist
4Proto-Germanicþrēanąto twist, to turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “thraw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrāan →