Where does “draad” come from?

draad (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch drâet, from Old Dutch thrād, from Proto-Germanic þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

draad (Dutch): thread; wire; screw thread

Definitions

  1. thread; wire; screw thread

Ancestry of “draad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdrâetthread
2Old Dutchthrād
3Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “draad

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁-
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