Where does “drôom” come from?
drôom (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch drōm, from Old High German droum, from Old High German troum, from Proto-West Germanic draum, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- — to support; to hold.
drôom (Middle Dutch): dream
Definitions
- dream
Ancestry of “drôom”, step by step
drôom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch drōm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | drōm | — |
| 2 | Old High German | droum | — |
| 3 | Old High German | troum | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | draum | dream |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Proto-Germanic þrumi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þrumi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þrumjaz | violence; disturbance |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | trem- | to tremble |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 5 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 6 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |