Where does “Drohnenangriff” come from?
Drohnenangriff (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-.
Drohnenangriff (German): drone strike
Definitions
- drone strike
Ancestry of “Drohnenangriff”, step by step
Drohnenangriff 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 Angriff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Angriff | attack, offensive, strike, assault, onslaught,... |