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Where does “drossel” come from?

drossel (German) comes from Middle High German droschel, from Old High German drōscala, from Proto-Germanic þrustalǭ.

drossel (German): inflection of drosseln: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of drosseln: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “drossel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandroschel—
2Old High Germandrōscala—
3Proto-Germanicþrustalǭ—
Every word from Proto-Germanic þrustalǭ →