Where does “Mähdrescher” come from?

Mähdrescher (German) comes from German dreschen, from Middle High German dreschen, from Old High German dreskan, from Proto-Germanic þreskaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

Mähdrescher (German): combine

Definitions

  1. combine

Ancestry of “Mähdrescher”, step by step

Mähdrescher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dreschen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandreschento thresh; to thrash
2Middle High Germandreschen—
3Old High Germandreskanto thresh
4Proto-Germanicþreskanąto thresh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via German mähen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmähento mow
2Middle High Germanmæjen—
3Old High Germanmāen—
4Proto-Germanicmēanąto mow, cut down
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap

Words derived from “Mähdrescher”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þreskaną →Every word from Old High German dreskan →