thred
Middle English
/θrɛːd/
noun
Definitions
- thread (of twine or fibre)
- yarn, fibre
- (figurative) life, a lifetime
Etymology
Inherited from Old English þrǣd inherited from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz (thread).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*þrēduz
Gloss
thread
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
糸
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- downthread English
- goldthread English
- interthread English
- megathread English
- microthread English
- misthread English
- multithread English
- nanothread English
- packthread English
- permathread English
- prethread English
- protothread English
- rethread English
- subthread English
- thread English
- threadability English
- threadable English
- threadbare English
- threaden English
- threader English
- threadest English
- threadeth English
- threadfin English
- threadfish English
- threadful English
- threadish English
- threadless English
- threadlike English
- threadmaker English
- threadmill English
- threadsafe English
- threadwork English
- threadworm English
- thready English
- unthread English
- upthread English
- thread Italian
- thread French
- тред Russian
- *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *treh₁-tu- Proto-Indo-European
- *treh₁-tu-s Proto-Indo-European
- thread Portuguese
- *þrēduz Proto-Germanic
- スレッド Japanese
- þræd Old English
- þrǣd Old English
- þráðr Old Norse
- drāt Old High German
- *thrād Old Dutch