dher-3, dhereu-, dhrē̆ n-

    dher-3, dhereu-, dhrē̆ n-

    English meaning: expr. (to purr, murmur, etc.), onomatopoeic words

    Deutsche Übersetzung: Schallwurzel “murmur, brummen, dröhnen”

    Material: Gk. θόρυβος “ woozy noise”, θορυβέω “make a noise, bewilder”, τονθορύζω “grumble, murmle”, τονθρύς φωνή Hes.; θρῦλος m. “murmur, din, fuss, noise”, θρῡλέω “murmle, babble”; θρέομαι (*-F-) “cry loudly”, τερθρεία “empty gossip, subtleness “, τερθρεύομαι “make empty gossip” (see Boisacq s. v.), θρόος, θροῦς “ loud cry “, θροέω “ shout, let become loud “; O.S. drōm, O.E. drēam m. “ making a glad noise, jubilation “ (different Kluge KZ. 26, 70: as “*troop, multitude, crowd”, *ðrauɣma-, to Goth. draúhts); O.E. dora m. “bumblebee” (*ðuran-), Eng. dorr- “cockchafer”; redupl. Ltv. duñduris “big, giant gadfly, brake, wasp”, deñderis (?) “ weeping knave, boy” (Mũhlenbach-Endzelin I 455). Also for Celt. and Balt-Slav. words, are mentioned under der- “murmur”, IE anlaut dhcomes in questIon. dhren-: O.Ind. dhráṇati “ sounds “ (Dhütup.); Gk. θρῆνος m. “funeral song, lament, dirge”, θρηνέω “ lamentation “, θρώναξ κηφήν (drone) Hes., τεν-θρήνη “ hornet “, ἀν-θρήνη (*ἀνθο-θρήνη) “ forest bee “; O.S. dreno, O.H.G. treno “drone”, lengthened grade O.S. drün ds., also O.E. drün drǣ n f. “drone”; zero grade Goth. drunjus “ clangor “, Nor. dryn n. “ low shout”, drynja “ low roar, bellow”, nd. drönen “ make noise, talk slowly and monotonously “ (out of it Ger. dröhnen ). An anlaut doublet maybe lies in Lith. trãnas, O.C.S. *trǫtъ, *trǫdъ “drone” before; compare Trautmann 326. s-extension in M.Ir. drēsacht “ creaky or squeaking noise “, Gaul.-Lat. drēnsō, -üre “cry (of swan)”, N.Ger. drunsen “ low roar, bellow”, Dutch drenzeln “ whimper “, hess. drensen “ groan “, Ger. dial. trensen “ elongated roar, bellow” (from cows). A Gutt.-extension probably in Arm. dṙnč̣im “blow the horn, toot” (*dhrēnk-) and O.Ir. drēcht ‘song, tale “ (*dhrenktü ), Proto-Slav.. *drǫkъ (*dhr̥nk-) in Sloven. drok “pestle” etc; perhaps Toch. A trän k-, В treṅk- ‘speak”.

    References: WP. I 860 f., WH. I 374, Mladenov Mé l. Pedersen 95 ff.