Where does “drogový” come from?
drogový (Czech) comes from Czech droga, from German dröge, from French drogue, from Middle French drogue, from Old French drogue, from Old French drocgue, from Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch drōgi — to support; to hold.
drogový (Czech): drug
Definitions
- drug
Ancestry of “drogový”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | droga | drug, recreational drug |
| 2 | German | dröge | dry; dull; boring; humdrum |
| 3 | French | drogue | drug |
| 4 | Middle French | drogue | drug |
| 5 | Old French | drogue | — |
| 6 | Old French | drocgue | — |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | drôge | dry |
| 8 | Old Dutch | drōgi | dry |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *draugī | dry |
| 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 |