Where does “þrotbolla” come from?

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

þrotbolla (Old English): gullet, windpipe

Definitions

  1. gullet, windpipe

Ancestry of “þrotbolla”, step by step

þrotbolla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bolla

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

via Old English þrote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþrotethroat
2Old Englishþrota—
3Proto-Germanicþrutǭswell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “þrotbolla”

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