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Where does “droguerie” come from?

droguerie (French) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic draugiz — to support; to hold.

droguerie (French): drugstore

Definitions

  1. drugstore

Ancestry of “droguerie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdroguedrug
2Middle Frenchdroguedrug
3Old Frenchdrogue—
4Old Frenchdrocgue—
5Middle Dutchdrôge—
6Old Dutchdrōgidry
7Proto-West Germanic*draugī—
8Proto-Germanicdraugizhard, solid; dry
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerǵʰ-to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “droguerie”

  • Drogerie
  • drogéria
  • drogerie
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