Where does “dramma” come from?
dramma (Italian) comes from Middle High German troumen, from Old High German troumen, from Proto-West Germanic *draumijan, from Proto-Germanic draumijaną, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- — to support; to hold.
dramma (Italian): drama; tragedy, predicament; tragedy, fuss
Definitions
- drama; tragedy, predicament; tragedy, fuss
Ancestry of “dramma”, step by step
dramma traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German troumen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | troumen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | troumen | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *draumijan | to dream |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | draumijaną | to dream |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Ancient Greek δρᾶμα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δρᾶμα | a deed, act; one of the three types of ancient... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δράω | I act, I take action, I achieve |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | dráwō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dréwh₂-eti | to run, act |