Where does “draan” come from?

draan (Central Franconian) comes from Central Franconian aan, from Middle High German an, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

draan (Central Franconian): prominal adverb of: on it, at it

Definitions

  1. prominal adverb of: on it, at it

Ancestry of “draan”, step by step

draan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Franconian aan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Franconianaanon; at; to
2Middle High Germananon
3Old High Germanānawithout
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old High German dragan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandragan—
2Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →