Where does “droes” come from?

droes (Dutch) comes from Old English drōs, from Proto-Germanic drōhs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrā́ks — dregs, sediment.

droes (Dutch): devil, demon; madman, lunatic; hothead, vandal

Definitions

  1. devil, demon; madman, lunatic; hothead, vandal

Ancestry of “droes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdrōs—
2Proto-Germanicdrōhsdregs, sediment
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrā́ksdregs, sediment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrā́ks →Every word from Proto-Germanic drōhs →Every word from Old English drōs →