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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þurhw

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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Likely from Pre-Germanic *tr̥h₂(h₃)kʷ-, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- (to cross) + *h₃ekʷ- (to see). Others take the second element to be *-kʷe. In either event related to Sanskrit तिरस् (tiras, through), तिर्यञ्च् (tiryañc, transverse, horizontal), Latin trāns.[1]

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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*þurhw

  1. (+accusative) through
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þerhwe ~ *þurhwe”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 538-9