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Where does “throttle” come from?

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

throttle (English): A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air...

Definitions

  1. A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air...

Ancestry of “throttle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishthrotlento choke, strangle, suffocate

Words derived from “throttle”

  • throttling
  • autothrottle
  • throttler
  • throttleable
  • throttlehold
  • full-throttle
Every word from Middle English throtlen →