'throw' originates from Old English, specifically the word 'þrāwan,' where 'þrāwan' meant 'to twist or turn.'

'þrāwan' changed from Old English to the Middle English word 'throwen,' and eventually became the modern English word 'throw'.

Initially, it meant 'to twist or turn,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to propel something through the air.'