Where does “drøm” come from?

drøm (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish drøm, from Old Norse draumr, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

drøm (Norwegian Bokmål): a dream; imperative of drømme

Definitions

  1. a dream; imperative of drømme

Ancestry of “drøm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdrømdream; imperative of drømme
2Old Norsedraumrdream
3Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
4Proto-Germanicdraugmaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “drøm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos →