Where does “black-throated” come from?
black-throated (English) comes from English throated, from English throat, from Middle English throte, from Old English þrote, from Old English þrota, from Proto-Germanic þrutǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
black-throated (English): Having a black throat
Definitions
- Having a black throat
Ancestry of “black-throated”, step by step
black-throated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English throated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | throated | Having, or using the specified form of throat;... |
| 2 | English | throat | The front part of the neck; The gullet or... |
| 3 | Middle English | throte | throat |
| 4 | Old English | þrote | throat |
| 5 | Old English | þrota | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þrutǭ | swell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via English Black
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Black | Alternative letter-case form of black |
| 2 | Old French | blanc | white |
| 3 | Late Latin | blancus | white |
| 4 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |