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English word thread comes from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-, Proto-Germanic - þuz, and later Proto-Germanic *þrēaną (To twist, to turn.)
*terh₁- (Proto-Indo-European)
rub, twist
- þuz (Proto-Germanic)
*þrēaną (Proto-Germanic)
To twist, to turn.
*treh₁-tu- (Proto-Indo-European)
*þrēduz (Proto-Germanic)
Thread, twisted fibre.
þræd (Old English)
Thread.
þrǣd (Old English)
þred (Middle English)
thread (English)
(Internet) A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.. (computing) A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.. (engineering) A screw thread.. (figurative) Composition; quality; fineness.. A filament, [...]