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Where does “threscan” come from?

threscan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic þreskaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

threscan (Old Dutch): to thresh

Definitions

  1. to thresh

Ancestry of “threscan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþreskanąto thresh
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “threscan”

  • dorsen
  • derschen
  • dorschen
  • darschen
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