Where does “þrote” come from?

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

þrote (Old English): throat

Definitions

  1. throat

Ancestry of “þrote”, step by step

þrote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English þrota

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

via Old English þrotu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþrotuthroat
2Proto-Germanicþrutōthroat
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrud-to swell, become stiff

Words derived from “þrote”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrutǭ →Every word from Old English þrota →