Where does “þurhdufan” come from?

þurhdufan (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.

þurhdufan (Old English): to dive through

Definitions

  1. to dive through

Ancestry of “þurhdufan”, step by step

þurhdufan 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 dūfan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdūfanto duck, dive, sink, penetrate; to dive
2Proto-West Germanic*dūbanto dive
3Proto-Germanicdūbanąto dive, to sink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurhw →