Reconstruction:Old High German/strozza

This Old High German entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *strutō (compare Dutch strot (“gorge”)), a by-form of *þrutō (whence English throat).

Noun

*strozza f

1. throat

Descendants

• Middle High German: strozze
  • German: Strosse
• → Italian: strozza