Where does “tråð” come from?

tråð (Norn) 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.

tråð (Norn): thread

Definitions

  1. thread

Ancestry of “tråð”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēduz →