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
- to turn, to twist, to rotate; to shoot; to roll
Ancestry of “dréien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | dræjen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | drāen | to turn; to twist; turn |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þrāan | to twist |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þrēaną | to twist, to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “dréien”