Words that come from Proto-Indo-European dʰrews-

40 words across 13 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European dʰrews- — including dreary, drowsy, drowsiness, drear, drowsily, drowse, drearisome, drowsihead.

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English (15)

Old English (5)

Proto-Germanic (4)

German (4)

Middle English (3)

Old High German (2)

Dutch (1)

Yiddish (1)

Westrobothnian (1)

Old Norse (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Middle High German (1)