Where does “throtel” come from?

throtel (Middle English) comes from Middle English throte, from Old English þrote, from Old English þrota, from Proto-Germanic þrutǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Ancestry of “throtel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishthrotethroat
2Old Englishþrotethroat
3Old Englishþrota—
4Proto-Germanicþrutǭswell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrutǭ →Every word from Old English þrota →