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Where does “thrutch” come from?

thrutch (English) comes from Middle English thrucchen, from Old English þryċċan, from Proto-West Germanic þrukkijan, from Proto-Germanic þrukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos — boundary, end.

thrutch (English): To push; press; To crowd; throng; squeeze; To...

Definitions

  1. To push; press; To crowd; throng; squeeze; To...

Ancestry of “thrutch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishthrucchento push, rush
2Old Englishþryċċanto push, press, trample on, crush
3Proto-West Germanicþrukkijanto press
4Proto-Germanicþrukkijanąto press on; to crowd
5Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
6Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
7Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
8Proto-Italictermenos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end
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