Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þerhw

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

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θerxʷ/

Preposition

*þerhw

1. (with accusative) through

Related terms

• *þurhw

Descendants

• Old English: þerh, þærh
• Gothic: 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 (þairh)