Where does “drāen” come from?

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

drāen (Old High German): to turn; to twist; turn

Definitions

  1. to turn; to twist; turn

Ancestry of “drāen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “drāen”

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