Where does “dorsen” come from?
dorsen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch derschen, from Old Dutch threscan, from Proto-Germanic þreskaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
dorsen (Dutch): to thresh; to thrash
Ancestry of “dorsen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | derschen | to thresh |
| 2 | Old Dutch | threscan | to thresh |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þreskaną | to thresh |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |