Where does “breakthru” come from?
breakthru (English) comes from English thru, from English through, from Middle English thrugh, from Old English þurh, from Proto-Germanic þurhw, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.
breakthru (English): Alternative spelling of breakthrough
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of breakthrough
Ancestry of “breakthru”, step by step
breakthru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thru | Rare spelling of through; Eye dialect spelling of... |
| 2 | English | through | From one side of an opening to the other;... |
| 3 | Middle English | thrugh | — |
| 4 | Old English | þurh | API; through; by means of: by, through, via |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þurhw | through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥h₂kʷe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |