Where does “Drehleier” come from?

Drehleier (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.

Drehleier (German): hurdy-gurdy

Definitions

  1. hurdy-gurdy

Ancestry of “Drehleier”, step by step

Drehleier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German drehen

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

via German Leier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeierlyre; Lyra; a recurring lecture, an annoyingly...
2Middle High Germanlīre—
3Old High Germanlīra—
4LatinLyralyre, lute
5Ancient Greekλύραlyre, string instrument with a sounding board...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrāan →