Where does “drōne” come from?
drōne (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon drāna, from Proto-West Germanic drānu, from Proto-Germanic drēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n-.
Ancestry of “drōne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | drāna | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | drānu | drone, male bee |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drēnuz | male bee or wasp; drone |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰreh₁n- | — |
Words derived from “drōne”