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