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Where does “tæske” come from?

tæske (Danish) comes from Danish tærske, from Old Norse þreskja, from Proto-Germanic þreskaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

tæske (Danish): thrash

Definitions

  1. thrash

Ancestry of “tæske”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtærskethrash, thresh
2Old Norseþreskjato thresh
3Proto-Germanicþreskanąto thresh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “tæske”

  • tæsk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →