Where does “draht” come from?

draht (German) comes 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.

draht (German): wire thread of metal; conductor

Definitions

  1. wire thread of metal; conductor

Ancestry of “draht”, step by step

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

Words derived from “draht

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁-
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