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

  1. flail; threshing floor; to thresh

Ancestry of “treskja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþreskjato thresh
2Proto-Germanicþreskanąto thresh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þreskaną →Every word from Old Norse þreskja →