Where does “Dreh” come from?

Dreh (German) comes from German drehen, from Middle High German dræjen, from Old High German drāen, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

Dreh (German): spin, twist; knack

Definitions

  1. spin, twist; knack

Ancestry of “Dreh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandrehento turn, revolve, rotate, roll; to shoot; to veer
2Middle High Germandræjen—
3Old High Germandrāento turn; to twist; turn
4Proto-West Germanicþrāanto twist
5Proto-Germanicþrēanąto twist, to turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “Dreh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrāan →