Where does “thrunk” come from?
thrunk (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.
thrunk (English): A throw-in of the ball in from above the rim without one's hand touching the rim (so that it is not strictly speaking a dunk)
Definitions
- A throw-in of the ball in from above the rim without one's hand touching the rim (so that it is not strictly speaking a dunk)
Ancestry of “thrunk”, step by step
| 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 |