Where does “throw-weight” come from?
throw-weight (English) comes from English throw, from Middle English throwen, from Old English þrāwan, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
throw-weight (English): A measure of the effective weight of ballistic missile payloads, given in kilograms or tonnes
Definitions
- A measure of the effective weight of ballistic missile payloads, given in kilograms or tonnes
Ancestry of “throw-weight”, step by step
throw-weight traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English throw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | throw | To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly... |
| 2 | Middle English | throwen | to throw |
| 3 | Old English | þrāwan | to turn, twist, wind; to turn, twist, curl, rack,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þrāan | to twist |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrēaną | to twist, to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |