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Where does “tröska” come from?

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

tröska (Swedish): to thresh

Definitions

  1. to thresh

Ancestry of “tröska”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tröska”

  • tröskverk
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