Where does “Kaninchendraht” come from?

Kaninchendraht (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.

Kaninchendraht (German): chicken wire

Definitions

  1. chicken wire

Ancestry of “Kaninchendraht”, step by step

Kaninchendraht 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 Kaninchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaninchenrabbit
2Middle Low Germankanīneken—
3Middle Dutchconnijn—
4Old Frenchconnin—
5Latincunīculusa rabbit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēduz →
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