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Where does “throwen” come from?

throwen (Middle English) comes from Old English þrāwan, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

Ancestry of “throwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþrāwanto turn, twist, wind; to turn, twist, curl, rack,...
2Proto-West Germanicþrāanto twist
3Proto-Germanicþrēanąto twist, to turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “throwen”

  • thrown
  • throw
  • thrower
  • throwback
  • throwaway
  • windthrow
  • rethrow
  • downthrow
  • throweth
  • throwable
  • downthrown
  • throwout
  • throwest
  • windthrown
  • throwster
  • spearthrower
  • throwdown
  • outthrow
  • misthrow
  • throwline
  • forethrown
  • slugthrower
  • throwball
  • throwability
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