thrave
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To urge; compel; importune.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English thraven inherited from Old English þrafian (argue, urge, compel, contend, rebuke, press) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þrabōną (drive, press, compel) derived from Proto-Indo-European *trep- (quake, scamper, trample, tread, tremble), *terp- (satisfy, satiate).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*terp-
Gloss
satisfy, satiate
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ravata Finnish
- tarvita Finnish
- trepidus Latin
- traben German
- draven Dutch, Flemish
- opdraven Dutch, Flemish
- ronddraven Dutch, Flemish
- τέρπω Ancient Greek
- τρέπω Ancient Greek
- *terp- Proto-Indo-European
- *trep- Proto-Indo-European
- *trép-e-tor Proto-Indo-European
- *tr̥p-tó-s Proto-Indo-European
- *térp-ti-s, *tr̥p-téy-s Proto-Indo-European
- *þarbō Proto-Germanic
- *þarbōną Proto-Germanic
- *þrabōną Proto-Germanic
- *þraibijaną Proto-Germanic
- *þrībaną Proto-Germanic
- *þurbaną Proto-Germanic
- *þurfaną Proto-Germanic
- *þurftiz Proto-Germanic
- trava Swedish
- þrafian Old English
- तृप्ति Sanskrit
- thraven Middle English
- thrifty Middle English
- þarfligr Old Norse
- þarfna Old Norse
- þarfnan Old Norse
- þarfr Old Norse
- þrefa Old Norse
- þrift Old Norse
- þurfa Old Norse
- þurfast Old Norse
- þurftugr Old Norse
- þurftuligr Old Norse
- þǫrf Old Norse
- þǫrfgi Old Norse
- þrefa Icelandic
- drāven Middle Dutch
- *drabōn Old High German
- traben Middle High German
- *frōbru gmw-pro
- *thravon Old Dutch