Where does “dröös” come from?

dröös (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse drjósa, from Proto-Germanic dreusaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrew- — to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,...

dröös (Westrobothnian): To fall down

Definitions

  1. To fall down

Ancestry of “dröös”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedrjósa—
2Proto-Germanicdreusanąto fall
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrews-crumble; to break, break off, crumble; to break...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrew-to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreusaną →