Etymograph

English

through-shine

From through + shine.

A compound of through + shine

Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- ‘to cross over, pass through’

Proto-Germanic *þurhw ‘through’

Old English þurh ‘through’

Middle English thurgh

English through

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₁y- ‘to shine, shimmer’

Proto-Germanic *skīnaną ‘to shine’

Proto-West Germanic *skīnan ‘to shine’

Old English sċīnan ‘to shine’

Middle English shinen

English shine

Today it means

adj Translucent.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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