Where does “drogenabhängig” come from?

drogenabhängig (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.

Ancestry of “drogenabhängig”, step by step

drogenabhängig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dröge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandrögedry; dull; boring; humdrum
2Frenchdroguedrug
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 German abhängig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabhängigdependent; addicted
2German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
3German-jährigyears old; years lasting
4GermanJahryear
5Middle High Germanjāryear
6Old High Germanjāryear
7Proto-West Germanicjāryear
8Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic draugiz