Where does “drâyen” come from?

drâyen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thrāien, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

drâyen (Middle Dutch): to turn, to rotate

Definitions

  1. to turn, to rotate

Ancestry of “drâyen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthrāiento turn, to rotate
2Proto-West Germanicþrāanto twist
3Proto-Germanicþrēanąto twist, to turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “drâyen”

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