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

  1. beating, thrashing; imperative of tæske

Ancestry of “tæsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtæskethrash
2Danishtærskethrash, thresh
3Old Norseþreskjato thresh
4Proto-Germanicþreskanąto thresh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þreskaną →Every word from Old Norse þreskja →