Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þerhw
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Preposition
[edit]*þerhw
- (with accusative) through