Where does “þurhþyrlian” come from?

þurhþyrlian (Old English) comes from Old English þyrlian, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.

þurhþyrlian (Old English): to pierce

Definitions

  1. to pierce

Ancestry of “þurhþyrlian”, step by step

þurhþyrlian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English þyrlian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþyrlianto pierce
2Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
3Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
4Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
5Proto-Italictermenos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ →