Where does “Betrug” come from?

Betrug (German) comes from Middle High German betroc, from Old High German bitrog, from Proto-Germanic drugą, from Proto-Germanic dreuganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Betrug (German): fraud; deception, deceit; cheating

Definitions

  1. fraud; deception, deceit; cheating

Ancestry of “Betrug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbetroc—
2Old High Germanbitrogdelusion
3Proto-Germanicdrugądelusion
4Proto-Germanicdreuganąto mislead, to deceive; to serve, to be a...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “Betrug”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreuganą →
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