Where does “draaien” come from?

draaien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch drâyen, from Old Dutch thrāien, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

draaien (Dutch): To turn, to turn round; To play; To input into a...

Definitions

  1. To turn, to turn round; To play; To input into a...

Ancestry of “draaien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdrâyento turn, to rotate
2Old Dutchthrāiento turn, to rotate
3Proto-West Germanicþrāanto twist
4Proto-Germanicþrēanąto twist, to turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “draaien”

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