Where does “drönare” come from?

drönare (Swedish) comes from Old Norse drán, from Proto-Germanic drēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n-.

drönare (Swedish): drone; a male of social aculeatas which includes...

Definitions

  1. drone; a male of social aculeatas which includes...

Ancestry of “drönare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedrán—
2Proto-Germanicdrēnuzmale bee or wasp; drone
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₁n-—

Words derived from “drönare”

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