Where does “threschen” come from?

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

threschen (Middle English): To thresh; to separate the usable grain from the...

Definitions

  1. To thresh; to separate the usable grain from the...

Ancestry of “threschen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “threschen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þreskaną →Every word from Old English þrescan →