Where does “dreyra” come from?

dreyra (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse dreyra, from Old Norse dreyri, from Proto-Germanic drauzijô.

dreyra (Icelandic): to bleed, to ooze blood from a slight wound

Definitions

  1. to bleed, to ooze blood from a slight wound

Ancestry of “dreyra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedreyra
2Old Norsedreyriblood
3Proto-Germanicdrauzijô
Every word from Proto-Germanic drauzijôEvery word from Old Norse dreyriEvery word from Old Norse dreyra