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
thro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English thro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | thro | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Þrár | name of a dwarf |
| 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 |
via English through
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | through | From one side of an opening to the other;... |
| 2 | Middle English | thrugh | — |
| 3 | Old English | þurh | API; through; by means of: by, through, via |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þurhw | through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥h₂kʷe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |