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Where does “drōm” come from?

drōm (Old Dutch) comes from Old High German droum, from Old High German troum, from Proto-West Germanic draum, 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.

Ancestry of “drōm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandroum—
2Old High Germantroum—
3Proto-West Germanicdraumdream
4Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
5Proto-Germanicdraugmaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “drōm”

  • moorddroom
  • droomhuis
  • dromen
  • droomoord
  • droom
  • drom
  • droomprins
  • bijendrom
  • drôom
  • droom
  • droom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →