Draht

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German (deprecated template usage) drāt, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- (“rub, twist”). Compare Old Saxon (deprecated template usage) thrād, Dutch (deprecated template usage) draad, English (deprecated template usage) thread, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish (deprecated template usage) tråd, Icelandic (deprecated template usage) þráður.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /dʁaːt/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: Draht
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

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

1. wire

Derived terms

• drahtlos
• Drahtsieb
• Drahtzieher

External links

• “Draht” in Duden online