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