Where does “tröskverk” come from?

tröskverk (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.

tröskverk (Swedish): a threshing machine, a thresher

Definitions

  1. a threshing machine, a thresher

Ancestry of “tröskverk”, step by step

tröskverk 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 Swedish verk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishverka work; something which has been accomplished; a...
2Old Norseverkwork, deed
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þreskaną →Every word from Old Norse þreskja →