Where does “dræn” come from?

dræn (Old English) comes from Old High German drāen, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

dræn (Old English): Alternative form of drān

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of drān

Ancestry of “dræn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandrāento turn; to twist; turn
2Proto-West Germanicþrāanto twist
3Proto-Germanicþrēanąto twist, to turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “dræn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrāan →