Where does “dronefly” come from?

dronefly (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål drone, from Middle Low German drōne, from Old Saxon drāna, from Proto-West Germanic drānu, from Proto-Germanic drēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n-.

dronefly (Norwegian Bokmål): a drone

Definitions

  1. a drone

Ancestry of “dronefly”, step by step

dronefly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål drone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldronea drone
2Middle Low Germandrōne—
3Old Saxondrāna—
4Proto-West Germanicdrānudrone, male bee
5Proto-Germanicdrēnuzmale bee or wasp; drone
6Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₁n-—

via Norwegian Bokmål fly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålflyplane, aeroplane (UK), airplane (US), aircraft
2Old Norsefljúgato fly
3Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drēnuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drānu →