Where does “spjallþráður” come from?

spjallþráður (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.

spjallþráður (Icelandic): thread

Definitions

  1. thread

Ancestry of “spjallþráður”, step by step

spjallþráður 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 spjall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicspjalltalk, gossip
2Old Norsespjallsaying, tale; words, tales, tidings
3Proto-Germanicspelląnews, message; tale, story
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēduz →