Where does “droguet” come from?
droguet (English) comes from French droguet, from French drogue, from Middle French drogue, from Old French drogue, from Old French drocgue, from Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch drōgi, from Proto-West Germanic *draugī — to support; to hold.
droguet (English): A ribbed woollen dress fabric, a variety of rep
Definitions
- A ribbed woollen dress fabric, a variety of rep
Ancestry of “droguet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | droguet | drugget |
| 2 | French | drogue | drug |
| 3 | Middle French | drogue | drug |
| 4 | Old French | drogue | — |
| 5 | Old French | drocgue | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | drôge | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | drōgi | dry |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *draugī | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | draugiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |