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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

  1. Capable of being thrown; Capable of being thrown...

Ancestry of “throwable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthrowTo hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly...
2Middle Englishthrowen—
3Old Englishþrāwanto turn, twist, wind; to turn, twist, curl, rack,...
4Proto-West Germanicþrāanto twist
5Proto-Germanicþrēanąto twist, to turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “throwable”

  • unthrowable
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