Where does “thresshen” come from?

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

thresshen (Middle English): Alternative form of threschen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of threschen

Ancestry of “thresshen”, 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 þreskanąEvery word from Old English þrescan