Where does “threschynge” come from?

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

threschynge (Middle English): Threshing the process of separating wheat from chaff

Definitions

  1. Threshing the process of separating wheat from chaff

Ancestry of “threschynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishthreschenTo thresh; to separate the usable grain from the...
2Old Englishþrescan—
3Proto-Germanicþreskanąto thresh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þreskaną →Every word from Old English þrescan →