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Where does “dʰrews-” come from?

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

dʰrews- (Proto-Indo-European): crumble; to break, break off, crumble; to break...

Definitions

  1. crumble; to break, break off, crumble; to break...

Ancestry of “dʰrews-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrew-to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,...

Words derived from “dʰrews-”

  • dreary
  • drowsy
  • drowsiness
  • drear
  • drowsily
  • drowse
  • drearisome
  • drowsihead
  • dreariment
  • nondrowsy
  • drearihood
  • drearihead
  • drearing
  • adrowse
  • drearsome
  • Traurigkeit
  • traurig
  • tieftraurig
  • traurigerweise
  • treurig
  • dreryhed
  • drery
  • drousen
  • dreosan
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