Where does “derschen” come from?
derschen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch threscan, from Proto-Germanic þreskaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
derschen (Middle Dutch): to thresh
Ancestry of “derschen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | threscan | to thresh |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þreskaną | to thresh |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “derschen”