Where does “drogerie” come from?
drogerie (Czech) comes from French droguerie, from French drogue, from Middle French drogue, from Old French drogue, from Old French drocgue, from Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch drōgi, from Proto-West Germanic *draugī — to support; to hold.
drogerie (Czech): a retail store selling cosmetics and cleaning...
Definitions
- a retail store selling cosmetics and cleaning...
Ancestry of “drogerie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | droguerie | drugstore |
| 2 | French | drogue | drug |
| 3 | Middle French | drogue | drug |
| 4 | Old French | drogue | — |
| 5 | Old French | drocgue | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | drôge | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | drōgi | dry |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *draugī | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | draugiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |