Where does “拖拉庫” come from?
拖拉庫 (Chinese) comes from Japanese トラック, from English drug, from Middle English drogge, from Middle French drogue, from Old French drogue, from Old French drocgue, from Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch drōgi — to support; to hold.
拖拉庫 (Chinese): truck
Ancestry of “拖拉庫”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | トラック | lorry , truck; track |
| 2 | English | drug | A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a... |
| 3 | Middle English | drogge | medicine |
| 4 | Middle French | drogue | drug |
| 5 | Old French | drogue | — |
| 6 | Old French | drocgue | — |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | drôge | — |
| 8 | Old Dutch | drōgi | dry |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *draugī | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | draugiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |