Where does “דורך” come from?

דורך (Yiddish) comes 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.

דורך (Yiddish): through; via; by means of; because of

Definitions

  1. through; via; by means of; because of

Ancestry of “דורך”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandurchthrough
2Old High Germanduruhthrough
3Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
4Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
5Proto-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 →