Where does “drejning” come from?

drejning (Danish) comes from Danish dreje, from Middle Low German dreien, from Old Saxon thrāian, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

drejning (Danish): turn

Definitions

  1. turn

Ancestry of “drejning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdrejeto turn; to twist, twirl; to revolve, rotate,...
2Middle Low Germandreien—
3Old Saxonthrāianto turn
4Proto-West Germanicþrāanto twist
5Proto-Germanicþrēanąto twist, to turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “drejning”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrāan →