Where does “þropul” come from?

þropul (Middle English) comes from Old English þrotbolla, from Old English bolla, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

þropul (Middle English): trachea, windpipe

Definitions

  1. trachea, windpipe

Ancestry of “þropul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþrotbollagullet, windpipe
2Old Englishbollabowl
3Proto-Germanicbullôround object; ball; bowl
4Proto-Germanicballôball
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “þropul”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ballô →