Where does “þurhsceotan” come from?
þurhsceotan (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.
þurhsceotan (Old English): to shoot through, transfix, pierce
Definitions
- to shoot through, transfix, pierce
Ancestry of “þurhsceotan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | þurh | API; through; by means of: by, through, via |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þurhw | through |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥h₂kʷe | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |