Where does “דרייען” come from?

דרייען (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German dræhen, from Old High German drāen, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

דרייען (Yiddish): to turn, spin, twist

Definitions

  1. to turn, spin, twist

Ancestry of “דרייען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandræhen—
2Old High Germandrāento turn; to twist; turn
3Proto-West Germanicþrāanto twist
4Proto-Germanicþrēanąto twist, to turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “דרייען”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrāan →