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
Ancestry of “dreschen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | dreschen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | dreskan | to thresh |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þreskaną | to thresh |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “dreschen”