Where does “idrayi” come from?
idrayi (Southern Ndebele) comes from Afrikaans draai, from Dutch draaien, from Middle Dutch drâyen, from Old Dutch thrāien, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
idrayi (Southern Ndebele): corner, curve
Definitions
- corner, curve
Ancestry of “idrayi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | draai | to turn; to throw |
| 2 | Dutch | draaien | To turn, to turn round; To play; To input into a... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | drâyen | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thrāien | to turn, to rotate |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þrāan | to twist |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þrēaną | to twist, to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |