Where does “dreich” come from?

dreich (English) comes from Scots dreich, from Middle English dregh, from Old English drēog — fit, sober, earnest.

dreich (English): Bleak, miserable, dismal, cheerless, dreary

Definitions

  1. Bleak, miserable, dismal, cheerless, dreary

Ancestry of “dreich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsdreichpersistent, continuous, relentless; slow, tardy;...
2Middle Englishdreghlasting, enduring
3Old Englishdrēogfit, sober, earnest

Words derived from “dreich”

Every word from Old English drēog →Every word from Middle English dregh →Every word from Scots dreich →
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