Where does “højredrejning” come from?

højredrejning (Danish) comes from Danish drejning, 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.

højredrejning (Danish): a shift to the right in some populace

Definitions

  1. a shift to the right in some populace

Ancestry of “højredrejning”, step by step

højredrejning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish drejning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdrejningturn
2Danishdrejeto turn; to twist, twirl; to revolve, rotate,...
3Middle Low Germandreien—
4Old Saxonthrāianto turn
5Proto-West Germanicþrāanto twist
6Proto-Germanicþrēanąto twist, to turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Danish højre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhøjreright
2Old Danishhøghræ—
3Old Norsehǿgri—
4Proto-Germanichōgizskilled
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrāan →
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