Where does “drai” come from?
drai (Papiamentu) comes from Dutch draaien, from Middle Dutch drâyen, from Old Dutch thrāien, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
drai (Papiamentu): to turn
Ancestry of “drai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | draaien | To turn, to turn round; To play; To input into a... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | drâyen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thrāien | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þrāan | to twist |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrēaną | to twist, to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |