Where does “thurh” come from?

thurh (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 “thurh”, step by step

thurh traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English þurh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishþurhAPI; through; by means of: by, through, via
2Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
3Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

via Old English þerh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishþerhAlternative form of þurh
2Proto-Germanicþerhwthrough
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂(h₃)kʷ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Old English þorh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþorh—

Words derived from “thurh”

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