Where does “dramshopkeeper” come from?
dramshopkeeper (English) comes from English dramshop, 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.
dramshopkeeper (English): The shopkeeper of a dramshop
Definitions
- The shopkeeper of a dramshop
Ancestry of “dramshopkeeper”, step by step
dramshopkeeper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dramshop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dramshop | A shop selling alcohol |
| 2 | English | dram | A small unit of weight, "variously:"; Any... |
| 3 | Armenian | դրամ | money; dram |
| 4 | Old Armenian | դրամ | drachm; a coin of various weights; money |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 | drachm |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δραχμή | drachma; drachm |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δράσσομαι | to grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dreǵʰ- | to be unwilling, vexed |