Where does “choke” come from?
Choke comes from Middle English choken, from Old English ċēocian, related to Old English ċēoce, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gog.
choke (English): To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of...
Definitions
- To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of...
Ancestry of “choke”, step by step
choke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English choken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | choken | To asphyxiate or strangle to cause to choke |
| 2 | Middle English | acheken | To asphyxiate to cause to choke |
| 3 | Middle English | a- | up, out, away; of; on, in |
| 4 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 5 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |