Where does “dorne” come from?

dorne (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch drān, from Proto-West Germanic drānu, from Proto-Germanic drēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n-.

dorne (Middle Dutch): bumblebee

Definitions

  1. bumblebee

Ancestry of “dorne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdrānto emit an odour
2Proto-West Germanicdrānudrone, male bee
3Proto-Germanicdrēnuzmale bee or wasp; drone
4Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₁n-—

Words derived from “dorne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drēnuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drānu →