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Where does “dreun” come from?

dreun (Dutch) comes from Dutch dreunen, from Middle Dutch dronen, from Old Dutch drunen, from Frankish drunnjan.

dreun (Dutch): smash, thud, blow; boom, bang

Definitions

  1. smash, thud, blow; boom, bang

Ancestry of “dreun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdreunento boom, rumble
2Middle Dutchdronen—
3Old Dutchdrunen—
4Frankishdrunnjan—
Every word from Frankish drunnjan →