Where does “thrugh” come from?
thrugh (Middle English) comes from Old English þurh, from Proto-Germanic þurhw, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.
Ancestry of “thrugh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | þurh | API; through; by means of: by, through, via |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þurhw | through |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥h₂kʷe | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |
Words derived from “thrugh”