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Etymology · Proto-Germanic

*þreskaną

3 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *þreskaną, most common first.

thresholdThe lowermost part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
thrashTo beat mercilessly.
threshTo separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.