Where does “terskel” come from?

terskel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse þreskǫldr, from Proto-Germanic þreskwaþluz, from Proto-Germanic þreskaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

terskel (Norwegian Bokmål): a threshold; a sill

Definitions

  1. a threshold; a sill

Ancestry of “terskel”, step by step

terskel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse þreskǫldr

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

via Danish tærskel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtærskelthreshold

Words derived from “terskel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þreskaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þreskwaþluz →