Where does “choken” come from?
choken (Middle English) comes from Middle English acheken, from Middle English a-, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.
choken (Middle English): To asphyxiate or strangle to cause to choke
Definitions
- To asphyxiate or strangle to cause to choke
Ancestry of “choken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | acheken | To asphyxiate to cause to choke |
| 2 | Middle English | a- | up, out, away; of; on, in |
| 3 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 4 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |