Where does “drans-” come from?

drans- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰers-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Ancestry of “drans-”, step by step

drans- traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European dʰers-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰers-to be bold, to dare
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Proto-Indo-European dʰres-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰres-—

via Proto-Indo-European dʰros-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰros-to dare, to be brave, to attack

Words derived from “drans-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰers- →