Where does “スレ” come from?

スレ (Japanese) comes from Japanese スレッド, from English thread, from Middle English þred, from Old English þrǣd, from Proto-Germanic þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

スレ (Japanese): thread

Definitions

  1. thread

Ancestry of “スレ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseスレッドthread
2EnglishthreadA long, thin and flexible form of material,...
3Middle Englishþredthread (of twine or fibre)
4Old Englishþrǣd—
5Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
6Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēduz →
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