Where does “drot” come from?

drot (Romanian) comes from Hungarian drót, from German draht, from Middle High German drāt, from Old High German drāt, from Proto-Germanic þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

drot (Romanian): wire

Definitions

  1. wire

Ancestry of “drot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariandrótwire
2Germandrahtwire thread of metal; conductor
3Middle High Germandrātwire, thread
4Old High Germandrāt—
5Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
6Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “drot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēduz →