Where does “dratva” come from?

dratva (Slovak) comes 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.

dratva (Slovak): twine

Definitions

  1. twine

Ancestry of “dratva”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dratva”

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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