Etymology

thro

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Today it means: through Full definition →

Middle English thro ← Old Norse þrár ← Proto-Germanic *þrawaz
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thro · preposition1

* Abbreviation of through.

thro · adjective2

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ter-“to grind, drill, turn”
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*þrawaz“obstinate”
  3. Old Norse · derived fromþrár“stubborn, obstinate, persevering”
  4. Middle English · inherited fromthro
  5. English todaythro

From Middle English thro, thra, from Old Norse þrár (“stubborn, obstinate, persevering”), from Proto-Germanic *þrawaz (“obstinate”), from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“to grind, drill, turn”).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*ter- all →

tharm

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