Where does “þurhteon” come from?

þurhteon (Old English) comes from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

þurhteon (Old English): to grant a request/proposal; to carry something...

Definitions

  1. to grant a request/proposal; to carry something...

Ancestry of “þurhteon”, step by step

þurhteon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English tēon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
2Old Englishtēohan—
3Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
4Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

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 dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan →