English
throughness
From through + -ness.
Formed from through + -ness
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- ‘to cross over, pass through’
Proto-Germanic *þurhw ‘through’
Old English þurh ‘through’
Middle English thurgh
English through
Today it means
noun The state of being or going through.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “throughness”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / throughness