Where does “þerscan” come from?

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

þerscan (Old English): to thresh

Definitions

  1. to thresh

Ancestry of “þerscan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þerscan”

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