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Where does “þrutǭ” come from?

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

þrutǭ (Proto-Germanic): swell

Definitions

  1. swell

Ancestry of “þrutǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “þrutǭ”

  • throat
  • throttle
  • throated
  • throaty
  • cutthroat
  • throttling
  • throatily
  • whitethroat
  • throatiness
  • throating
  • yellowthroat
  • throatlatch
  • autothrottle
  • throatful
  • throttler
  • rubythroat
  • throttleable
  • bluethroat
  • throatwort
  • starthroat
  • throttlehold
  • throatplate
  • throater
  • throatband
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