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Where does “drammerig” come from?

drammerig (Dutch) comes from Dutch drammer, from Dutch -er, from Old Dutch -āri, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

drammerig (Dutch): boring, nagging, wearisome

Definitions

  1. boring, nagging, wearisome

Ancestry of “drammerig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdrammernagger, one who nags, someone who appears...
2Dutch-erForms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a...
3Old Dutch-āri—
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
5Latin-ārius—
6Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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