Where does “píkatráður” come from?
píkatráður (Faroese) comes from Faroese tráður, 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.
píkatráður (Faroese): barbed wire
Definitions
- barbed wire
Ancestry of “píkatráður”, step by step
píkatráður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese tráður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | tráður | thread |
| 2 | Old Norse | þráðr | thread; past participle of þreyja; past... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þrēduz | thread, twisted fibre |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | treh₁-tu- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via Faroese píkur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | píkur | — |