Where does “Droane” come from?

Droane (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian drāne, from Proto-West Germanic drānu, from Proto-Germanic drēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n-.

Droane (Saterland Frisian): drone

Definitions

  1. drone

Ancestry of “Droane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiandrāne—
2Proto-West Germanicdrānudrone, male bee
3Proto-Germanicdrēnuzmale bee or wasp; drone
4Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₁n-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drēnuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drānu →