Where does “throwable” come from?
throwable (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.
throwable (English): Capable of being thrown; Capable of being thrown...
Definitions
- Capable of being thrown; Capable of being thrown...
Ancestry of “throwable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | throw | To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly... |
| 2 | Middle English | throwen | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “throwable”