Where does “Drohne” come from?
Drohne (German) comes from Middle Low German drōne, from Old Saxon drāna, from Proto-West Germanic drānu, from Proto-Germanic drēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n-.
Drohne (German): drone; sponger, parasite
Ancestry of “Drohne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | drōne | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | drāna | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | drānu | drone, male bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | drēnuz | male bee or wasp; drone |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰreh₁n- | — |