Where does “durchnässen” come from?

durchnässen (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.

durchnässen (German): to soak, drench

Definitions

  1. to soak, drench

Ancestry of “durchnässen”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurhw →