Where does “thread” come from?

Thread comes from Middle English thred, from Old English þrǣd, from Proto-Germanic þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu-, derived from the root terh₁-.

thread (English): A long, thin and flexible form of material,...

Definitions

  1. A long, thin and flexible form of material,...

Ancestry of “thread”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishþredthread (of twine or fibre)
2Old Englishþrǣd—
3Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “thread”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →