Where does “skördetröska” come from?

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

skördetröska (Swedish): combine harvester

Definitions

  1. combine harvester

Ancestry of “skördetröska”, step by step

skördetröska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tröska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtröskato thresh
2Old Swedishþriskato thresh
3Old Norseþreskjato thresh
4Proto-Germanicþreskanąto thresh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Proto-Indo-European skord-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanskord-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansker-to jump; to turn, to bend; to turn, bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þreskaną →Every word from Old Norse þreskja →