threschen
Middle English
/ˈθrɛʃən/
verb
Definitions
- To thresh; to separate the usable grain from the chaff.
- To thrash, whack or beat; to attack with a blunt weapon.
- (rare) To bring into ruin; to destroy.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English þrescan inherited from Proto-Germanic *þreskaną (thresh).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*þreskaną
Gloss
thresh
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- thresher English
- threshing English
- *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *þreskaną Proto-Germanic
- *þreskudlaz Proto-Germanic
- þerscan Old English
- þrescan Old English
- thrasshen Middle English
- thresshen Middle English
- thresshere Middle English
- thresshyng Middle English
- þreskja Old Norse
- þryskva Old Norse
- dreskan Old High German
- 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌸𐍂𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *threscan Old Dutch