Where does “Golddraht” come from?

Golddraht (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.

Golddraht (German): gold wire

Definitions

  1. gold wire

Ancestry of “Golddraht”, step by step

Golddraht 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 gold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangoldgold (chemical element, Au)
2Middle High Germangolt
3Old High Germangold
4Proto-West Germanicgolþgold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁-