Etymograph

English

threadmill

* thread + mill

A compound of thread + mill

Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- ‘rub’

Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-s

Proto-Germanic *þrēduz ‘thread’

Old English þrǣd

Middle English thred

English thread

Latin molō ‘to grind’

Late Latin molīna ‘mill’

Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu ‘mill’

Old English mylen

Middle English mylne ‘mill’

English mill

Today it means

noun A factory or machine specialized in the manufacture of thread.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “threadmill”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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