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Where does “thrasshen” come from?

thrasshen (Middle English) comes from Old English þerscan, from Proto-Germanic þreskaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

thrasshen (Middle English): Alternative form of threschen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of threschen

Ancestry of “thrasshen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþerscan—
2Proto-Germanicþreskanąto thresh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “thrasshen”

  • thrash
  • thrasher
  • thrashy
  • thrasheth
  • thrashcore
  • thrashest
  • thrashel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →