Where does “drudgerie” come from?
drudgerie (English) comes from English drudge, from Middle English druggen, from Old English *dryċġan.
Ancestry of “drudgerie”, step by step
drudgerie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English drudge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drudge | A person who works in a low servile job; Someone... |
| 2 | Middle English | druggen | To drudge; to perform menial labour |
| 3 | Old English | *dryċġan | — |
via English Erie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Erie | A tribe of Native Americans |
| 2 | French | Erieehronon | — |