Where does “tæsk” come from?
tæsk (Danish) comes from Danish tæske, from Danish tærske, from Old Norse þreskja, from Proto-Germanic þreskaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
tæsk (Danish): beating, thrashing; imperative of tæske
Definitions
- beating, thrashing; imperative of tæske
Ancestry of “tæsk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | tæske | thrash |
| 2 | Danish | tærske | thrash, thresh |
| 3 | Old Norse | þreskja | to thresh |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þreskaną | to thresh |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |