Where does “Drogenhändlerin” come from?
Drogenhändlerin (German) comes from German Drogenhändler, from German dröge, from French drogue, from Middle French drogue, from Old French drogue, from Old French drocgue, from Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch drōgi — to support; to hold.
Drogenhändlerin (German): female drug dealer
Definitions
- female drug dealer
Ancestry of “Drogenhändlerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Drogenhändler | drug dealer |
| 2 | German | dröge | dry; dull; boring; humdrum |
| 3 | French | drogue | drug |
| 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 |