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Where does “þreskaną” come from?

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

þreskaną (Proto-Germanic): to thresh

Definitions

  1. to thresh

Ancestry of “þreskaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þreskaną”

  • threshold
  • thrash
  • thresholding
  • thresh
  • subthreshold
  • thresher
  • thrasher
  • thresholded
  • suprathreshold
  • thresherman
  • thrashy
  • thresholdless
  • superthreshold
  • thresholder
  • photothreshold
  • thrasheth
  • threshable
  • thrashcore
  • bithreshold
  • election threshold
  • thrashest
  • thrashel
  • perithreshold
  • trescare
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