Where does “Drahtsieb” come from?

Drahtsieb (German) comes from German draht, from Middle High German drāt, from Old High German drāt, from Proto-Germanic þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

Drahtsieb (German): wire sieve, wire screen

Definitions

  1. wire sieve, wire screen

Ancestry of “Drahtsieb”, step by step

Drahtsieb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German draht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandrahtwire thread of metal; conductor
2Middle High Germandrātwire, thread
3Old High Germandrāt—
4Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
5Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via German sieb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansiebsieve; sifter; strainer; colander; riddle any device with holes used to separate solids from liquids or fine matter from coarse matter
2Middle High Germansip—
3Old High Germansibsieve
4Proto-Germanicsibi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēduz →