An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/dröhnen

by Friedrich Kluge

dröhnen, vb., ‘to roar, mumble, creak, drone,’ simply ModHG., borrowed from LG. drönen; comp. Du. dreunen, OIc. drynja, vb., ‘to drone, roar,’ OIc. drynr, m., ‘droning,’ Goth. drunjus, m., ‘loud sound.’ See derivatives of the same root drē̆n, dhrē̆n, under Drohne; comp. besides Gr. θρῆνος, ‘lamentation.’