Proto-Indo-European

*terh₂-

‘to pass through’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-.

30 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-, most familiar first.

• through ← thrugh ← þurh ← *þurhw ← *tr̥h₂kʷe
• throughout ← þurh ← *þurhw
• enter ← entren ← entrer ← intrō ← intrā
• trans ← *trānts ← *tr̥h₂-n̥ts
• transparent ← trānspārēns ← trans ← *trānts ← *tr̥h₂-n̥ts
• thorough ← thoruȝ ← þuruh ← þurh ← *þurhw
• avatar ← अवतार ← तार ← तॄ
• tram ← traam ← trame ← *drum ← *térmn̥
• tranquillity ← tranquillite ← tranquillite ← tranquillitas ← tranquillus
• tardy ← tardif ← tardif ← tardīvus ← tardus
• torus ← *torh₂-os
• transom ← traunsom ← trānstrum ← trāns ← *trāns

More words from *terh₂-

• transpire
• sarai
• transpiration
• serai
• drumlin
• tirtha
• tardo
• allotermin
• aquitard
• conterminal
• tardation
• terminize
• thirl
• thoral
• torula
• torose
• transposer
• tregetour

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-