Where does “trådsmal” come from?

trådsmal (Swedish) comes from Swedish träd, from Old Norse þráðr, from Proto-Germanic þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

trådsmal (Swedish): very thin or skinny (especially of a person or body part), pencil-thin

Definitions

  1. very thin or skinny (especially of a person or body part), pencil-thin

Ancestry of “trådsmal”, step by step

trådsmal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish träd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishträdtree; tree; plant reminiscent of a tree in the...
2Old Norseþráðrthread; past participle of þreyja; past...
3Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Swedish smal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsmalthin, slim, narrow in size; skinny
2Old Swedishsmal—
3Old Norsesmalrsmall
4Proto-Germanicsmalazsmall
5Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēduz →