myEtymology.com: English etymology of thresher

Etymology of the English word thresher

the English word thresher

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word thresh

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *terə-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *threskanan

Word found in Modern English