Where does “Maschendraht” come from?

Maschendraht (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.

Maschendraht (German): chainlink, wire mesh

Definitions

  1. chainlink, wire mesh

Ancestry of “Maschendraht”, step by step

Maschendraht 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 Masche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaschestitch; hole; link
2Middle High Germanmasche—
3Old High Germanmascamesh
4Proto-Germanic*maskā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →