Where does “þrotu” come from?

þrotu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þrutō, from Proto-Indo-European trud- — to swell, become stiff.

þrotu (Old English): throat

Definitions

  1. throat

Ancestry of “þrotu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þrotu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trud- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrutō →