Where does “dramming” come from?
dramming (English) comes from English dram, from Armenian դրամ, from Old Armenian դրամ, from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.
dramming (English): The practice of drinking drams
Definitions
- The practice of drinking drams
Ancestry of “dramming”, step by step
dramming traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dram
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dram | A small unit of weight, "variously:"; Any... |
| 2 | Armenian | դրամ | money; dram |
| 3 | Old Armenian | դրամ | drachm; a coin of various weights; money |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 | drachm |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δραχμή | drachma; drachm |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δράσσομαι | to grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dreǵʰ- | to be unwilling, vexed |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |