Where does “sopptráður” come from?

sopptráður (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.

sopptráður (Faroese): hypha

Definitions

  1. hypha

Ancestry of “sopptráður”, step by step

sopptráður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese tráður

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

via Faroese soppur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesoppurmushroom, fungus
2Old Norsesvǫpprsponge, mushroom; ball
3Proto-Germanic*swammaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswombh-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēduz →