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Where does “threschwolde” come from?

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

threschwolde (Middle English): A door-sill; the bottom board of a door; An...

Definitions

  1. A door-sill; the bottom board of a door; An...

Ancestry of “threschwolde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþresċolddoorsill, entryway
2Proto-Germanicþreskwaþluzthreshold
3Proto-Germanicþreskanąto thresh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “threschwolde”

  • threshold
  • thresholding
  • subthreshold
  • thresholded
  • suprathreshold
  • thresholdless
  • superthreshold
  • thresholder
  • photothreshold
  • bithreshold
  • election threshold
  • perithreshold
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