Where does “thớt” come from?

thớt (Vietnamese) comes from English thread, from Middle English þred, from Old English þrǣd, from Proto-Germanic þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

thớt (Vietnamese): chopping board

Definitions

  1. chopping board

Ancestry of “thớt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthreadA long, thin and flexible form of material,...
2Middle Englishþredthread (of twine or fibre)
3Old Englishþrǣd—
4Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
5Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “thớt”

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