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
Ancestry of “dröös”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | drjósa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dreusaną | to fall |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrews- | crumble; to break, break off, crumble; to break... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrew- | to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,... |