Where does “durch” come from?

durch (German) comes 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.

durch (German): by means of; by; through; through; entering, then...

Definitions

  1. by means of; by; through; through; entering, then...

Ancestry of “durch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandurchthrough
2Old High Germanduruhthrough
3Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
4Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “durch

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂-