thresshen etymology

Middle English word thresshen comes from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-, and later Proto-Germanic *þreskaną (To thresh.)

Detailed word origin of thresshen

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*terh₁- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) rub, twist
*þreskaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To thresh.
þrescan Old English (ang) To thresh.
þerscan Old English (ang)
threschen Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as thresshen

Descendants of *terh₁-
attournen tharm therm thrasshen thrawen threed threschen threshen throwen thurrok tor tornen tour touret trial tribulation trien tur turnen þred