þerh
Old English
Alternative forms
- ðerh, þærh, ðærh
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þerhw; likely from Pre-Germanic *terh₂(h₃)kʷ-, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- (“to cross”) + *h₃ekʷ- (“to see”). For the latter component, compare Sanskrit नीच (nīca, “below, down”) (< *nih₃kʷeh₁).[1] Cognate with Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 (þairh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θerx/, [θerˠx]
Preposition
þerh
- through
- by means of
Related terms
- þurh
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN