Where does “þurhfaran” come from?

þurhfaran (Old English) comes from Old English faran, from Proto-West Germanic faran, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

þurhfaran (Old English): to go over, traverse, go through; fare through,...

Definitions

  1. to go over, traverse, go through; fare through,...

Ancestry of “þurhfaran”, step by step

þurhfaran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English faran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfaranto go, travel; to fare
2Proto-West Germanicfaranto travel
3Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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 pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →