Where does “þerxold” come from?
þerxold (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þreskwaþluz, from Proto-Germanic þreskaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
þerxold (Old English): Alternative form of þresċold
Definitions
- Alternative form of þresċold
Ancestry of “þerxold”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þreskwaþluz | threshold |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þreskaną | to thresh |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “þerxold”