Where does “Aufklärungsdrohne” come from?
Aufklärungsdrohne (German) comes from German Drohne, from Middle Low German drōne, from Old Saxon drāna, from Proto-West Germanic drānu, from Proto-Germanic drēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n-.
Aufklärungsdrohne (German): reconnaissance drone
Definitions
- reconnaissance drone
Ancestry of “Aufklärungsdrohne”, step by step
Aufklärungsdrohne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Drohne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Drohne | drone; sponger, parasite |
| 2 | Middle Low German | drōne | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | drāna | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | drānu | drone, male bee |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drēnuz | male bee or wasp; drone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰreh₁n- | — |
via German Aufklärung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Aufklärung | the act of enlightening; an instance of... |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |