Where does “träl” come from?

träl (Swedish) comes from Old English þræl, from Old Norse þræll, from Proto-Germanic þragilaz, from Proto-Indo-European trāgʰ- — pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run.

träl (Swedish): a thrall, a slave (forced laborer)

Definitions

  1. a thrall, a slave (forced laborer)

Ancestry of “träl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþræla slave, someone beholden to a lord or master
2Old Norseþrællslave
3Proto-Germanicþragilazrunner; gofer; servant
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrāgʰ-pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run

Words derived from “träl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trāgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þragilaz →Every word from Old Norse þræll →