Where does “þráður” come from?

þráður (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þráðr, from Proto-Germanic þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

þráður (Icelandic): string, strand, thread; fibre; thread

Definitions

  1. string, strand, thread; fibre; thread

Ancestry of “þráður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþráðrthread; past participle of þreyja; past...
2Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
3Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “þráður”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēduz →