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