Dron
/drɒn/noun
An obsolete or dialectal form of the verb “drone,” meaning to make a continuous humming sound or speak monotonously.
Did you know?Dron is an obsolete English form related to “drone,” whose earliest sense referred to the low, persistent sound associated with male bees and humming insects.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*drainą
“A reconstructed term associated with a droning or humming sound; the exact form is uncertain.”
Old English
Old English
drān, drǣn
“A male bee, especially the characteristically humming bee.”
Middle English
Middle English
dronen
“To hum, murmur, or make a monotonous sound.”
14th–15th Century
English
dron
“An obsolete form meaning to drone or speak in a monotonous manner.”
Modern English
English
drone
“The surviving standard form, meaning to make a continuous low sound or speak monotonously.”