þerh

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þerhw; 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] Cognate with Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 (þairh).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θerx/, [θerˠx]

Preposition

þerh

  1. through
  2. by means of

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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