Where does “throat” come from?

Throat comes from Middle English throte, from Old English þrote, from Proto-Germanic þrutǭ, from Proto-Indo-European trud-.

throat (English): The front part of the neck; The gullet or...

Definitions

  1. The front part of the neck; The gullet or...

Ancestry of “throat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishthrotethroat
2Old Englishþrotethroat
3Old Englishþrota—
4Proto-Germanicþrutǭswell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “throat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrutǭ →Every word from Old English þrota →