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ENGLISH ROOT WORD: through "through." from Old English þurh, thurh

【through】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "þurh," and "thurh."
It carries the basic meaning of "through."



[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "through"]

thrill ☆[5282] If something gives you a thrill, it gives you a sudden feeling of great excitement, pleasure, or fear.
through ****[115] To move through something such as a hole, opening, or pipe means to move directly from one side or end of it to the other.
throughout ****[1311] in or to every part of (something)



[WORD ROOT]root through
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] through, thorough
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) þurh, thurh
[MEANING]root through

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

  • 【Old English】 thurh through



Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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thrill ☆[5282] noun from thrill 〈 through
【DEFINITION】 If something gives you a thrill, it gives you a sudden feeling of great excitement, pleasure, or fear.
【SYNONYM】 kick
【ROOTs】 thr(through); through ill(el); diminutive suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English thyrel[base of thurh("through")+-el] perforation
【First Known Meaning】 a shivering, exciting feeling
【DERIVATIVEs】 thrill, thrillingly, thrillingness, thrilling

through ★★★★[115] preposition from through
【DEFINITION】 To move through something such as a hole, opening, or pipe means to move directly from one side or end of it to the other.
【ROOTs】 through; through
【Etymology】 《Old English thurhthrough



throughout ★★★★[1311] preposition from throughout 〈 through
【DEFINITION】 ① in or to every part of (something)
② during an entire (situation or period of time)
【SYNONYM】 across
【COMPOSITION】 through + out
【ROOTs】 through; through out; out
【Etymology】 《Old English utout; without, outside


Other words containing "through"; breakthrough, thorough, thriller, thrilling, thrillingly, thrillingness

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

three
threat
think
thing
thet, thesis
there
ther
theo
thea
the

 

 

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