Where does “dreijaus” come from?
dreijaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish dreijata, from Swedish dreja, from Middle Low German dreien, from Old Saxon thrāian, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
dreijaus (Finnish): throwing
Definitions
- throwing
Ancestry of “dreijaus”, step by step
dreijaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish dreijata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | dreijata | to throw |
| 2 | Swedish | dreja | to throw |
| 3 | Middle Low German | dreien | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | thrāian | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þrāan | to twist |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þrēaną | to twist, to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |