Where does “dréien” come from?

dréien (Luxembourgish) 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.

dréien (Luxembourgish): to turn, to twist, to rotate; to shoot; to roll

Definitions

  1. to turn, to twist, to rotate; to shoot; to roll

Ancestry of “dréien”, 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 “dréien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrāan →