Where does “zeréckdréien” come from?

zeréckdréien (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish dréien, 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.

zeréckdréien (Luxembourgish): to turn back

Definitions

  1. to turn back

Ancestry of “zeréckdréien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishdréiento turn, to twist, to rotate; to shoot; to roll
2Middle High Germandræjen—
3Old High Germandrāento turn; to twist; turn
4Proto-West Germanicþrāanto twist
5Proto-Germanicþrēanąto twist, to turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrāan →