English
throwable
From throw + -able.
A compound of throw + -able
Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- ‘to rub’
Proto-Germanic *þrēaną ‘to twist’
Proto-West Germanic *þrāan ‘to twist’
Old English þrāwan ‘to turn’
Middle English throwen ‘to throw’
English throw
Today it means
adj Capable of being thrown.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “throwable”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / throwable