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Where does “þrēduz” come from?

þrēduz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

þrēduz (Proto-Germanic): thread, twisted fibre

Definitions

  1. thread, twisted fibre

Ancestry of “þrēduz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “þrēduz”

  • thread
  • threadbare
  • threadlike
  • thready
  • packthread
  • threadfin
  • threadworm
  • threader
  • multithread
  • unthread
  • threadless
  • rethread
  • goldthread
  • threadwork
  • threadsafe
  • interthread
  • threaden
  • threadbareness
  • threadiness
  • threadable
  • subthread
  • threadfish
  • unthreadable
  • permathread
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