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Where does “feedthrough” come from?

feedthrough (English) comes 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.

feedthrough (English): A conductor that connects circuits or components...

Definitions

  1. A conductor that connects circuits or components...

Ancestry of “feedthrough”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthroughFrom one side of an opening to the other;...
2Middle Englishthrugh—
3Old EnglishþurhAPI; through; by means of: by, through, via
4Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
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