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Where does “drēnuz” come from?

drēnuz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n-.

drēnuz (Proto-Germanic): male bee or wasp; drone

Definitions

  1. male bee or wasp; drone

Ancestry of “drēnuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₁n-—

Words derived from “drēnuz”

  • drone
  • dronish
  • dronelike
  • drony
  • droner
  • droney
  • dronefly
  • dronishness
  • dronesome
  • droneth
  • dronist
  • drone-athon
  • dronepipe
  • dronology
  • dronishly
  • microdrone
  • drone
  • dron
  • drone
  • drone
  • droniste
  • Drohne
  • drone
  • dar
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