þurh
See also: thurh, ðurh, and þurh-
Old English
Alternative forms
- þuruh, ðorh, ðerh
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þurhw, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- (“to pass through”). Cognate with Old Saxon thurh, Old Dutch thuro, thurg (Dutch door), Old High German duruh (German durch).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θurh/, [θurˠx]
Preposition
þurh
- through
- by means of
Related terms
- þerh
Descendants
- Middle English: thurgh, thruh, thorouȝ, thoruh, thuruh, thurh, thrugh, thruch, thoruȝ, þoruȝ
- English: through, thorough
- Scots: throuch, thorow