Where does “drāna” come from?

drāna (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic drānu, from Proto-Germanic drēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n-.

Ancestry of “drāna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdrānudrone, male bee
2Proto-Germanicdrēnuzmale bee or wasp; drone
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₁n-

Words derived from “drāna

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n-Every word from Proto-Germanic drēnuzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic drānu