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
Ancestry of “þrote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | þrota | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þrutǭ | swell |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
Words derived from “þrote”