Where does “thro” come from?
Thro comes from Middle English thro, from Old Norse þrár, from Proto-Germanic þrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European ter-.
thro (English): through; Eager; earnest; vehement; Bold
Definitions
- through; Eager; earnest; vehement; Bold
Ancestry of “thro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | thro | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Þrár | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þrawaz | stubborn, obstinate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 5 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 6 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |