English
throb
Throb comes from Middle English throbben.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500throbben
- Englishearliest quotation 1749throb
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500throbben
- Englishearliest quotation 1749throb
Earliest quotation: 1749, John Cleland, (Please specify the letter or volume): “My bosom was now bare, and rising in the…”
Every English word from Middle English throbben
Today it means
verb To pound or beat rapidly or violently.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English throbben / throb