Where does “dreye” come from?

dreye (Middle English) comes from Old English dræġe, from Proto-Germanic dragǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.

dreye (Middle English): Alternative form of drie

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of drie

Ancestry of “dreye”, step by step

dreye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dræġe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdræġedragnet
2Proto-Germanicdragǭ
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag

via Middle English drie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdrieAlternative form of drye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic dragǭEvery word from Old English dræġe