Where does “druglore” come from?

druglore (English) comes 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, from Proto-West Germanic *draugī — to support; to hold.

druglore (English): The knowledge or study of drugs and drug culture

Definitions

  1. The knowledge or study of drugs and drug culture

Ancestry of “druglore”, step by step

druglore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English drug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrugA substance used to treat an illness, relieve a...
2Middle Englishdroggemedicine
3Middle Frenchdroguedrug
4Old Frenchdrogue
5Old Frenchdrocgue
6Middle Dutchdrôgedry
7Old Dutchdrōgidry
8Proto-West Germanic*draugīdry
9Proto-Germanicdraugizhard, solid; dry
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerǵʰ-to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via English lore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishloreAll the facts and traditions about a particular...
2Middle Englishloreeducation, tutoring, mentoring; learning; the...
3Old Englishlārteaching; doctrine; lore, learning, science, art...
4Proto-West Germaniclaiʀu
5Proto-Germaniclaizōteaching; lore; doctrine
6Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic draugiz