Thread: Musings on Language #2
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Old 09-30-2012, 08:45 PM   Top  -  End  -  #494
Eldan
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Default Re: Musings on Language #2
That still exists in German. Durchschlagen, durchdringen, several others, probably. With "durch" meaning "through", here.
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