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