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

Definitions

  1. through

Ancestry of “durch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanduruhthrough
2Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
3Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “durch”

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