Where does “dreor” come from?

dreor (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic dreuzaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrew- — to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,...

dreor (Old English): gore, blood

Definitions

  1. gore, blood

Ancestry of “dreor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdreuzazliquid; blood; gore
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrews-crumble; to break, break off, crumble; to break...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrew-to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreuzaz →
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