Thread etymology

English

English word thread comes from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-, Proto-Germanic - þuz, and later Proto-Germanic *þrēaną (To twist, to turn.)

Etymology of thread

Detailed word origin of thread

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*terh₁- Proto-Indo-European (ine) rub, twist
- þuz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*þrēaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To twist, to turn.
*treh₁-tu- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*þrēduz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Thread, twisted fibre.
þræd Old English (ang) Thread.
þrǣd Old English (ang)
þred Middle English (enm)
thread English (en) (Internet) A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.. (computing) A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.. (engineering) A screw thread.. (figurative) Composition; quality; fineness.. A filament, [...]

Words with the same origin as thread

Descendants of *terh₁-

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Descendants of - þuz

draft lust waist waste