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Where does “þerhw” come from?

þerhw (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European terh₂(h₃)kʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

þerhw (Proto-Germanic): through

Definitions

  1. through

Ancestry of “þerhw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂(h₃)kʷ-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “þerhw”

  • 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷
  • 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽
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