thrawen etymology

Middle English word thrawen comes from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-, and later Proto-Germanic *þrēaną (To twist, to turn.)

Detailed word origin of thrawen

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*terh₁- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*þrēaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To twist, to turn.
þrāwan Old English (ang)
þrawan Old English (ang) To twist, turn, writhe.
throwen Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as thrawen

Descendants of *terh₁-
attournen tharm therm thrasshen threed threschen threshen thresshen throwen thurrok tor tornen tour touret trial tribulation trien tur turnen þred