Where does “drotar” come from?

drotar (Romanian) comes from Romanian drot, 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.

drotar (Romanian): wiremaker

Definitions

  1. wiremaker

Ancestry of “drotar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandrotwire
2Hungariandrótwire
3Germandrahtwire thread of metal; conductor
4Middle High Germandrātwire, thread
5Old High Germandrāt—
6Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
7Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
8Proto-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 →
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