Where does “dredge” come from?
Dredge comes from Scots dreg-boat, from Ancient Greek τραγήματα (traghēmata), plural of τράγημα (tragēma), derived from the suffix -μα (-ma), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European terh₁-.
dredge (English): Any instrument used to gather or take by...
Definitions
- Any instrument used to gather or take by...
Ancestry of “dredge”, step by step
dredge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English dragge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dragge | — |
| 2 | German | Dragee | dragée, sugar-coated pill |
| 3 | French | dragée | a sweet with almond filling; a dragée, a... |
| 4 | Latin | tragemata | dried fruits |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τραγήματα | spices; dried fruits, sweetmeats |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τράγημα | dried fruits or sweetmeats, eaten as dessert |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τρώγω | I chew, gnaw; I eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via Scots dreg-boat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | dreg-boat | — |