Where does “drot” come from?

drot (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German drāt, from Proto-Germanic þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

drot (Luxembourgish): inflection of droen: ## second-person plural...

Definitions

  1. inflection of droen: ## second-person plural...

Ancestry of “drot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandrāt—
2Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
3Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēduz →