Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square217linkfedilinkarrow-up1231arrow-down12
arrow-up1229arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square217linkfedilink
minus-squareBluetreefrog@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up121·1 month 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)