terskel
Norwegian Nynorsk
noun-m1
Definitions
- a threshold
- a sill underwater ridge, e.g. at the mouth of a fjord
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse þreskǫldr.
Origin
Old Norse
þreskǫldr
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- terskel Norwegian Bokmål
- *þreskwaþluz Proto-Germanic
- þreskǫldr Old Norse
- tærskel Danish
- þriskulde Old Swedish