Where does “threshen” come from?

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

threshen (Middle English): Alternative form of threschen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of threschen

Ancestry of “threshen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþrescan—
2Proto-Germanicþreskanąto thresh
3Proto-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 →