Where does “Dror” come from?
Dror is borrowed from Hebrew דְּרוֹר, whose original meaning and etymology remain uncertain.
Ancestry of “Dror”, step by step
Dror traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English drawer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drawer | An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of... |
| 2 | Middle English | drawer | transporter |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Hebrew דְּרוֹר
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | דְּרוֹר | Dror, freedom, sparrow |