Where does “frjóþráður” come from?

frjóþráður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þráður, 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.

frjóþráður (Icelandic): filament

Definitions

  1. filament

Ancestry of “frjóþráður”, step by step

frjóþráður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þráður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþráðurstring, strand, thread; fibre; thread
2Old Norseþráðrthread; past participle of þreyja; past...
3Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Icelandic frjó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfrjósperm, seed; pollen
2Old Norsefrjóseed; inflection of frjór: ## strong feminine...
3Proto-Germanicfraiwąseed, semen; gender; offspring
4Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēduz →