English
thoroughgo
Thoroughgo comes from Old English þurhgān ‘to go through, go over, pass through, pierce,…’, from gān ‘to go’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- ‘to leave’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰeh₁-‘to leave’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gāną‘to go, walk’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gān‘to go’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150gān‘to go’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150þurhgān‘to go through, go over, pass through, pierce, penetrate, permeate, pervade’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500thurhgon
- Englishtodaythoroughgo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰeh₁-‘to leave’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gāną‘to go, walk’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gān‘to go’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150gān‘to go’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150þurhgān‘to go through, go over, pass through, pierce, penetrate, permeate, pervade’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500thurhgon
- Englishtodaythoroughgo
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- ‘to leave’
Proto-Germanic *gāną ‘to go’
Proto-West Germanic *gān ‘to go’
Old English gān ‘to go’
Middle English gon
English go
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- ‘to leave’
heritage, heir, inherit, hereditary, heredity, 19 more
through Old English gān ‘to go’
Today it means
verb To go through.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- / thoroughgo