Where does “drudge” come from?

Drudge comes from Middle English druggen, of unknown ultimate origin.

drudge (English): A person who works in a low servile job; Someone...

Definitions

  1. A person who works in a low servile job; Someone...

Ancestry of “drudge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdruggenTo drudge; to perform menial labour
2Old English*dryċġan—

Words derived from “drudge”

Every word from Old English *dryċġan →Every word from Middle English druggen →