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Where does “Dryden” come from?

Dryden (English) comes from Old English drȳġe, from Proto-West Germanic *drūgi, from Proto-Germanic drūgiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Ancestry of “Dryden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdrȳġedry; dry; parched, withered
2Proto-West Germanic*drūgi—
3Proto-Germanicdrūgizhard, solid; dry
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerǵʰ-to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “Dryden”

  • Drydenian
  • Drydenesque
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