Where does “tröskel” come from?
tröskel (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish þriskulde, from Old Norse þreskǫldr, from Proto-Germanic þreskwaþluz, from Proto-Germanic þreskaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
tröskel (Swedish): a threshold, a door sill, a barrier
Definitions
- a threshold, a door sill, a barrier
Ancestry of “tröskel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | þriskulde | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | þreskǫldr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þreskwaþluz | threshold |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þreskaną | to thresh |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |