Where does “føletråd” come from?

føletråd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tråd, 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.

føletråd (Norwegian Bokmål): a threadlike feeler on certain fish, invertebrates etc

Definitions

  1. a threadlike feeler on certain fish, invertebrates etc

Ancestry of “føletråd”, step by step

føletråd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tråd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltråda thread; a wire
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 Norwegian Bokmål føle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålføleto feel; to feel, sense
2Old Norsefolifoal
3Proto-Germanicfulôfoal
4Proto-Indo-European"pl̥Hon-"—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpōlH-animal young
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēduz →