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Where does “drômen” come from?

drômen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch drōmen, from Old High German *droumen, from Proto-West Germanic *draumijan, from Proto-Germanic draumijaną, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- — to support; to hold.

Ancestry of “drômen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdrōmen—
2Old High German*droumen—
3Proto-West Germanic*draumijan—
4Proto-Germanicdraumijanąto dream
5Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
6Proto-Germanicdraugmaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “drômen”

  • dromen
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