Draht

From 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.

• IPA^(key): /dʁaːt/

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• Hyphenation: Draht
• Rhymes: -aːt

Draht m (strong, genitive Drahtes or Drahts, plural Drähte, diminutive Drähtchen n)

1. wire (thread of metal; conductor)
2. (obsolete) thread

• (thread): Faden

• → Hungarian: drót
• → Polish: drut (“wire, knitting needle”)

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