Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 days agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square219linkfedilinkarrow-up1231arrow-down11
arrow-up1230arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square219linkfedilink
minus-squareBluetreefrog@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up120·7 days agoFloors in the Middle Ages were dirt covered with straw for insulation and other reasons. Threshold = thresh (straw) + hold (a piece of wood across the front doorway to stop the thresh from spilling out)
Floors in the Middle Ages were dirt covered with straw for insulation and other reasons.
Threshold = thresh (straw) + hold (a piece of wood across the front doorway to stop the thresh from spilling out)