Where does “Drogenhandel” come from?
Drogenhandel (German) comes 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, from Proto-West Germanic *draugī — to support; to hold.
Drogenhandel (German): drug trafficking, drug dealing, drug trade
Definitions
- drug trafficking, drug dealing, drug trade
Ancestry of “Drogenhandel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | dröge | dry; dull; boring; humdrum |
| 2 | French | drogue | drug |
| 3 | Middle French | drogue | drug |
| 4 | Old French | drogue | — |
| 5 | Old French | drocgue | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | drôge | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | drōgi | dry |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *draugī | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | draugiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |