Where does “thrower” come from?
Thrower comes from English throw, which derives from Old English thrāwan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *twerh₂- meaning to twist or turn.
Wait, I need to follow the chain given, not reconstruct it myself.
Let me use only the chain provided:
Thrower comes from English throw combined with the agent suffix -er, which derives from Old French -er, from Latin -āre (the infinitive ending), which developed from Latin -ārius (pertaining to), ultimately from Proto-Italic -os.
Actually, this chain seems problematic as written - it appears to show morphological suffixes rather than a coherent etymological path for "thrower." But following instructions to state only what the chain supports:
Thrower derives from English throw with the agent suffix -er, ultimately traceable through Old French -er, Latin -āre, Latin -ārius, and Proto-
thrower (English): Someone who throws; Something that throws; One...
Definitions
- Someone who throws; Something that throws; One...
Ancestry of “thrower”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 2 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 3 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “thrower”