Where does “drōsne” come from?
drōsne (Old English) comes from Old English -sn, from Proto-Germanic -snō, from Proto-Indo-European -sneh₂ — Used to form nouns denoting an object.
drōsne (Old English): a ground, sediment, lees, dregs, dirt, ear wax
Definitions
- a ground, sediment, lees, dregs, dirt, ear wax
Ancestry of “drōsne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | -sn | Forms feminine ō-stem nouns denoting a tool or... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -snō | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -sneh₂ | Used to form nouns denoting an object |
Words derived from “drōsne”