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

  1. drone strike

Ancestry of “Drohnenangriff”, step by step

Drohnenangriff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Drohne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDrohnedrone; sponger, parasite
2Middle Low Germandrōne
3Old Saxondrāna
4Proto-West Germanicdrānudrone, male bee
5Proto-Germanicdrēnuzmale bee or wasp; drone
6Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₁n-

via German Angriff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAngriffattack, offensive, strike, assault, onslaught,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n-Every word from Proto-Germanic drēnuzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic drānu