Where does “Durchmischung” come from?

Durchmischung (German) comes 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.

Durchmischung (German): mixing throughout; diffusion

Definitions

  1. mixing throughout; diffusion

Ancestry of “Durchmischung”, step by step

Durchmischung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German durch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandurchby means of; by; through; through; entering, then...
2Middle High Germandurchthrough
3Old High Germanduruhthrough
4Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

via German Mischung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMischungmix, mixture; shuffle
2Middle High Germanmischunge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurhw →