Draht
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German drāt (“wire, thread”), from Old High German drāt, thrāt, from Proto-West Germanic *þrādu, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- (“rub, twist”). Related with drehen (“to turn, twist”), with which it was still associated in early modern German, as is proved by the insertion of the lengthening -h- (which is only used before sonorants or stem-finally). Cognate with Dutch draad, Low German Draat, English thread, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish tråd, Icelandic þráður.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editDraht m (strong, genitive Drahtes or Drahts, plural Drähte, diminutive Drähtchen n)
Declension
editDeclension of Draht [masculine, strong]
Synonyms
edit- (thread): Faden
Derived terms
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- Rhymes:German/aːt
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