Where does “natte droom” come from?

natte droom (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.

natte droom (Dutch): A wet dream, sexual eruption while asleep; A wet...

Definitions

  1. A wet dream, sexual eruption while asleep; A wet...

Ancestry of “natte droom”, step by step

natte droom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch droom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdroomdream
2Middle Dutchdrôomdream
3Old Dutchdrōm—
4Old High Germandroum—
5Old High Germantroum—
6Proto-West Germanicdraumdream
7Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
8Proto-Germanicdraugmaz—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Dutch nat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnatwet; moisture
2Middle Dutchnat—
3Old Dutchnatwet
4Proto-West Germanic*natwet
5Proto-Germanicnatazwet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos →