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

Definitions

  1. to thresh; to thrash

Ancestry of “dorsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchderschento thresh
2Old Dutchthrescanto thresh
3Proto-Germanicþreskanąto thresh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “dorsen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þreskaną →Every word from Old Dutch threscan →