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
- A long, thin and flexible form of material,...
Ancestry of “thread”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | þred | — |
| 2 | Old English | þrǣd | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þrēduz | thread, twisted fibre |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | treh₁-tu- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “thread”