Where does “drehen” come from?

drehen (German) comes 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.

drehen (German): to turn, revolve, rotate, roll; to shoot; to veer

Definitions

  1. to turn, revolve, rotate, roll; to shoot; to veer

Ancestry of “drehen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandræjen—
2Old High Germandrāento turn; to twist; turn
3Proto-West Germanicþrāanto twist
4Proto-Germanicþrēanąto twist, to turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “drehen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →