Where does “drānu” come from?

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

drānu (Proto-West Germanic): drone, male bee

Definitions

  1. drone, male bee

Ancestry of “drānu”, step by step

drānu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic drēnuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdrēnuzmale bee or wasp; drone
2Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₁n-—

via Proto-Germanic drenô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdrenôan insect, drone
2Indo-European*dʰreh₁n-—

Words derived from “drānu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drēnuz →
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