Where does “thresholder” come from?
thresholder (English) comes from English threshold, from Middle English threschwolde, from Old English þresċold, from Proto-Germanic þreskwaþluz, from Proto-Germanic þreskaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
thresholder (English): A person who occupies the threshold between...
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- A person who occupies the threshold between...
Ancestry of “thresholder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | threshold | The bottom-most part of a doorway that one... |
| 2 | Middle English | threschwolde | A door-sill; the bottom board of a door; An... |
| 3 | Old English | þresċold | doorsill, entryway |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þreskwaþluz | threshold |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þreskaną | to thresh |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |