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): /θurx/

Preposition

þurh

(West Saxon, Kent) through, by means of

Related terms

þerh

Descendants

Middle English: thurgh, thruh, thorouȝ, thoruh, thuruh
- English: through, thorough

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