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Where does “dreunen” come from?

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

dreunen (Dutch): to boom, rumble

Definitions

  1. to boom, rumble

Ancestry of “dreunen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdronen—
2Old Dutchdrunen—
3Frankishdrunnjan—

Words derived from “dreunen”

  • dreun
Every word from Frankish drunnjan →