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Where does “dreusaną” come from?

dreusaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰrews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrew- — to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,...

dreusaną (Proto-Germanic): to fall

Definitions

  1. to fall

Ancestry of “dreusaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrews-crumble; to break, break off, crumble; to break...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrew-to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,...

Words derived from “dreusaną”

  • drowsy
  • drowsiness
  • drowsily
  • drowse
  • drowsihead
  • nondrowsy
  • adrowse
  • drousen
  • drūsan
  • drūsian
  • dreosan
  • drjósa
  • driosan
  • dröös
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