Where does “kveikiþráður” come from?
kveikiþráður (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.
kveikiþráður (Icelandic): fuse
Definitions
- fuse
Ancestry of “kveikiþráður”, step by step
kveikiþráður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic þráður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | þráður | string, strand, thread; fibre; thread |
| 2 | Old Norse | þráðr | thread; past participle of þreyja; past... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þrēduz | thread, twisted fibre |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | treh₁-tu- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via Icelandic kveikja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kveikja | to light, start (a fire), turn on (a light); also used of electric appliances and lamps with the preposition á |