Where does “draie” come from?

draie (North Frisian) comes from Middle Low German dreien, from Old Saxon thrāian, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

draie (North Frisian): to turn

Definitions

  1. to turn

Ancestry of “draie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandreien—
2Old Saxonthrāianto turn
3Proto-West Germanicþrāanto twist
4Proto-Germanicþrēanąto twist, to turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrāan →