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...
Definitions
- A person who occupies the threshold between...
Ancestry of “thresholder”, step by step
thresholder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English threshold
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |