drayen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch thrāien, from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-.

Verb

drâyen

  1. to turn, to rotate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: draaien
    • Afrikaans: draai
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: drai
    • Negerhollands: draai, draej
    • Petjo: draaien
    • → Aukan: daai
    • → Kwinti: daai, drai
    • → Papiamentu: drei, drai
    • → Sranan Tongo: drai
      • → Caribbean Hindustani: drái-drái kare
      • → Caribbean Javanese: drai
    • → West Frisian: draaie
  • Limburgish: drejje, dreie

Further reading

  • “drayen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “draeyen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page draeyen
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