Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þerhw

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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 *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]

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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*þerhw

  1. (with accusative) through
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Descendants

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

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN