Where does “terskel” come from?
terskel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Bokmål terskel, 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 Nynorsk): a threshold; a sill
Definitions
- a threshold; a sill
Ancestry of “terskel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | terskel | a threshold; a sill |
| 2 | Old Norse | þreskǫldr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þreskwaþluz | threshold |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þreskaną | to thresh |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |