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Where does “þriska” come from?

þriska (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse þreskja, from Proto-Germanic þreskaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

þriska (Old Swedish): to thresh

Definitions

  1. to thresh

Ancestry of “þriska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþreskjato thresh
2Proto-Germanicþreskanąto thresh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “þriska”

  • tröska
  • tröskverk
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