Where does “אַדורכן” come from?

אַדורכן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אַדורך, from Middle High German durch, from Old High German duruh, from Proto-Germanic þurhw, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

אַדורכן (Yiddish): to look through, browse

Definitions

  1. to look through, browse

Ancestry of “אַדורכן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאַדורךthrough
2Middle High Germandurchthrough
3Old High Germanduruhthrough
4Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurhw →