Where does “moorddroom” come from?
moorddroom (Dutch) comes from Dutch droom, from Middle Dutch drôom, from Old Dutch drōm, from Old High German droum, from Old High German troum, from Proto-West Germanic draum, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz — to support; to hold.
moorddroom (Dutch): a dream about murder, usually with the dreamer as...
Definitions
- a dream about murder, usually with the dreamer as...
Ancestry of “moorddroom”, step by step
moorddroom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch droom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | droom | dream |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | drôom | dream |
| 3 | Old Dutch | drōm | — |
| 4 | Old High German | droum | — |
| 5 | Old High German | troum | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | draum | dream |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |