Where does “thrasheth” come from?
thrasheth (English) comes from English thrash, from Middle English thrasshen, from Old English þerscan, from Proto-Germanic þreskaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
thrasheth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “thrasheth”, step by step
thrasheth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thrash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thrash | To beat mercilessly; To defeat utterly; To thresh |
| 2 | Middle English | thrasshen | Alternative form of threschen |
| 3 | Old English | þerscan | to thresh |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þreskaną | to thresh |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |