Where does “droesem” come from?

droesem (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch droesene, from Old Dutch *druosana, from Proto-West Germanic *drōsnu, from Proto-Germanic drōhsnō, from Proto-Germanic -snō, from Proto-Indo-European -sneh₂ — Used to form nouns denoting an object.

droesem (Dutch): sediment in a liquid, particularly in wine, dregs

Definitions

  1. sediment in a liquid, particularly in wine, dregs

Ancestry of “droesem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdroesene—
2Old Dutch*druosana—
3Proto-West Germanic*drōsnudregs, sediment
4Proto-Germanicdrōhsnōdregs, sediment
5Proto-Germanic-snōForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
6Proto-Indo-European-sneh₂Used to form nouns denoting an object
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -snō →Every word from Proto-Germanic drōhsnō →