Where does “pigtråd” come from?

pigtråd (Danish) comes from Danish tråd, from Old Danish thraath, from Old Norse þráðr, from Proto-Germanic þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

pigtråd (Danish): barbed wire

Definitions

  1. barbed wire

Ancestry of “pigtråd”, step by step

pigtråd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tråd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtrådthread; wire; string
2Old Danishthraath—
3Old Norseþráðrthread; past participle of þreyja; past...
4Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
5Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Danish pig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpigspike; barb; spine, quill
2Old Norsepík—
3Proto-Germanicpīkazsharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēduz →