Where does “thro” come from?
thro (Middle English) comes from Old Norse Þrár, from Proto-Germanic þrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.
Ancestry of “thro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | Þrár | name of a dwarf |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þrawaz | stubborn, obstinate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 4 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 5 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |