Where does “dræjen” come from?

dræjen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German drāen, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

Ancestry of “dræjen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dræjen”

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