Where does “treskja” come from?
treskja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þreskja, from Proto-Germanic þreskaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
treskja (Faroese): flail; threshing floor; to thresh
Definitions
- flail; threshing floor; to thresh
Ancestry of “treskja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þreskja | to thresh |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þreskaną | to thresh |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |