Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrēduz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *þrēaną +‎ *-þuz. Also corresponds to a hypothetical Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, *treh₁tus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθrɛː.ðuz/

Noun

*þrēduz m

thread, twisted fibre

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *þrēduz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þrēduz	*þrēdiwiz
vocative	*þrēdu	*þrēdiwiz
accusative	*þrēdų	*þrēdunz
genitive	*þrēdauz	*þrēdiwǫ̂
dative	*þrēdiwi	*þrēdumaz
instrumental	*þrēdū	*þrēdumiz

Descendants

Old English: þrǣd
- Middle English: thred, threed, þred
  - Scots: threde, threid
  - English: thread
Old Frisian: thrēd
- Saterland Frisian: Träid
- West Frisian: tried, trie
Old Saxon: thrād
- Middle Low German: drât
  - German Low German: Drahd
  - → Estonian: traat (possibly from German)
Old Dutch: *thrāt
- Middle Dutch: drâet
  - Dutch: draad
    - Afrikaans: draad
Old High German: drāt
- Middle High German: drāt
  - German: Draht
  - Luxembourgish: Drot
Old Norse: þráðr
- Icelandic: þráður
- Faroese: tráður
- Norn: tråð
- Norwegian: tråd
- Old Swedish: þrāþer
  - Swedish: tråd
- Old Danish: thrāth
  - Danish: tråd
- Westrobothnian: tráð
- Elfdalian: tråð
- Gutnish: trad
- Scanian: tráð