Where does “durchlaufen” come from?

durchlaufen (German) comes 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.

durchlaufen (German): to run through; to go through

Definitions

  1. to run through; to go through

Ancestry of “durchlaufen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandurch-through
2Germandurchby means of; by; through; through; entering, then...
3Middle High Germandurchthrough
4Old High Germanduruhthrough
5Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
6Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “durchlaufen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurhw →
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