Choked
/tʃoʊkt/noun
Past tense and past participle of choke: to have had the throat blocked or to have been overwhelmed.
Did you know?The word comes from Old English, where related forms meant to cough, gulp, or be suffocated, showing how early English linked breath, throat, and life itself.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʰegʰ-
“A sound-related root associated with coughing or choking”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*kuknōną
“To cough, choke, or make a choking sound”
Old English
English
ceocian
“To choke, strangle, or suffocate”
Middle English
English
choken
“To choke, suffocate, or obstruct the throat”
Modern English
English
choked
“Blocked the throat or caused someone or something to stop breathing or functioning properly”