Where does “*drōsnu” come from?

*drōsnu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic drōhsnō, from Proto-Germanic -snō, from Proto-Indo-European -sneh₂ — Used to form nouns denoting an object.

*drōsnu (Proto-West Germanic): dregs, sediment

Definitions

  1. dregs, sediment

Ancestry of “*drōsnu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdrōhsnōdregs, sediment
2Proto-Germanic-snōForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
3Proto-Indo-European-sneh₂Used to form nouns denoting an object

Words derived from “*drōsnu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -snō →Every word from Proto-Germanic drōhsnō →