Where does “thrēd” come from?
thrēd (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Ancestry of “thrēd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þrēduz | thread, twisted fibre |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | treh₁-tu- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “thrēd”