Where does “dröm” come from?

dröm (Swedish) comes from Old Norse draumr, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

dröm (Swedish): dream; Imaginary events seen in the mind while...

Definitions

  1. dream; Imaginary events seen in the mind while...

Ancestry of “dröm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedraumrdream
2Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
3Proto-Germanicdraugmaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “dröm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos →