Where does “Durchsuchung” come from?
Durchsuchung (German) comes from German durchsuchen, 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.
Durchsuchung (German): search, searching
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Durchsuchung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | durchsuchen | to search |
| 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 |