*þerhw
Runic: ᚦᛖᚱᚺᚹ Pronunciation: /ˈθerxʷ/preposition
Meanings
through
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) (nīca, ‘below, down’) (< *nih₃kʷeh₁).
Descendants
- þerh (Old English)
- þærh (Old English)
- 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 (þairh) (Gothic)