Where does “druglikeness” come from?
druglikeness (English) comes from English druglike, from English drug, from Middle English drogge, from Middle French drogue, from Old French drogue, from Old French drocgue, from Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch drōgi — to support; to hold.
druglikeness (English): The quality or degree of being druglike
Definitions
- The quality or degree of being druglike
Ancestry of “druglikeness”, step by step
druglikeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English druglike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | druglike | Resembling or characteristic of a drug |
| 2 | English | drug | A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a... |
| 3 | Middle English | drogge | medicine |
| 4 | Middle French | drogue | drug |
| 5 | Old French | drogue | — |
| 6 | Old French | drocgue | — |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | drôge | dry |
| 8 | Old Dutch | drōgi | dry |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *draugī | dry |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | draugiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |