Where does “dramshop” come from?
dramshop (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.
dramshop (English): A shop selling alcohol
Definitions
- A shop selling alcohol
Ancestry of “dramshop”, step by step
dramshop 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 |