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Where does “writethrough” come from?

writethrough (English) comes from English write, from Middle English writen, from Old English wrītan, from Proto-West Germanic wrītan, from Proto-Germanic wrītaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

writethrough (English): An operation in which data written to a cache is...

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  1. An operation in which data written to a cache is...

Ancestry of “writethrough”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwriteTo form letters, words or symbols on a surface in...
2Middle EnglishwritenTo write ; note the following common specialised...
3Old Englishwrītanto incise, engrave; to scratch, carve, write; to...
4Proto-West Germanicwrītanto scratch, to carve
5Proto-Germanicwrītanąto scratch, carve; to engrave, inscribe, write
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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