Where does “drip-dry” come from?
drip-dry (English) comes from English dry, from Middle English drye, from Old English drȳġe, from Proto-West Germanic *drūgi, from Proto-Germanic drūgiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
drip-dry (English): Made of a fabric that does not wrinkle when hung dripping wet for drying
Definitions
- Made of a fabric that does not wrinkle when hung dripping wet for drying
Ancestry of “drip-dry”, step by step
drip-dry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dry | Free from or lacking moisture; Unable to produce... |
| 2 | Middle English | drye | Dry; lacking wetness, humidity, or water; Not... |
| 3 | Old English | drȳġe | dry; dry; parched, withered |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *drūgi | dry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drūgiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |