Where does “drum” come from?
Drum comes from Middle Dutch trommelslach, combining Middle Dutch trommel from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ with Proto-Germanic slagiz and slahaną from Proto-Indo-European slak-.
drum (English): A percussive musical instrument spanned with a...
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Ancestry of “drum”, step by step
drum traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English drumslade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drumslade | A drum; A drummer |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | trommelslach | drumbeat |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | slach | beat |
| 4 | Old Dutch | slag | setback, misfortune |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 6 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 7 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 8 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 9 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 10 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |