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Where does “drousen” come from?

drousen (Middle English) comes from Old English drūsan, from Proto-Germanic drūsijaną — to look down; mourn.

Ancestry of “drousen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdrūsan—
2Proto-Germanicdrūsijanąto look down; mourn

Words derived from “drousen”

  • drowsy
  • drowsiness
  • drowsily
  • drowse
  • drowsihead
  • nondrowsy
  • adrowse
Every word from Proto-Germanic drūsijaną →