Where does “þreskūþlijaz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “þreskūþlijaz”, step by step

þreskūþlijaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic þreskaną

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

via Proto-Germanic þreskwaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþreskwanąto thresh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þreskaną →
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