Where does “þurhborian” come from?

þurhborian (Old 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.

þurhborian (Old English): to bore through, perforate

Definitions

  1. to bore through, perforate

Ancestry of “þurhborian”, step by step

þurhborian traces back through two 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 borian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishborianto bore, pierce
2Proto-West Germanic*borōnto drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurhw →