Where does “dreschen” come from?

dreschen (German) comes 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.

dreschen (German): to thresh; to thrash

Definitions

  1. to thresh; to thrash

Ancestry of “dreschen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dreschen”

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