Where does “thruh” come from?
thruh (Middle English) comes from Middle English thurgh, 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 “thruh”, step by step
thruh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English thurgh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | thurgh | through |
| 2 | Old English | þurh | API; through; by means of: by, through, via |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þurhw | through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥h₂kʷe | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |
via Middle English thurh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | thurh | — |
| 2 | Old English | þerh | Alternative form of þurh |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þerhw | through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂(h₃)kʷ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |