Where does “Durchbruch” come from?
Durchbruch (German) comes from German durchbrechen, from German durch-, from German durch, from Middle High German durch, from Old High German duruh, from Proto-Germanic þurhw, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.
Durchbruch (German): breakthrough sudden progress overcoming an obstacle
Definitions
- breakthrough sudden progress overcoming an obstacle
Ancestry of “Durchbruch”, step by step
Durchbruch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German durchbrechen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | durchbrechen | to break something in two |
| 2 | German | durch- | through |
| 3 | German | durch | by means of; by; through; through; entering, then... |
| 4 | Middle High German | durch | through |
| 5 | Old High German | duruh | through |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þurhw | through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥h₂kʷe | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |