Where does “threw” come from?
Threw comes from Old English þrēaw, from Proto-Germanic þeþrō, a word of uncertain origin and meaning.
threw (English): simple past tense of throw; past participle of...
Definitions
- simple past tense of throw; past participle of...
Ancestry of “threw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | threw | — |
| 2 | Old English | þrēaw | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þeþrō | — |
Words derived from “threw”