Where does “drogéria” come from?
drogéria (Hungarian) comes from German Drogerie, from French droguerie, 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.
drogéria (Hungarian): drugstore
Ancestry of “drogéria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Drogerie | a retail store selling beauty, hygiene and... |
| 2 | French | droguerie | drugstore |
| 3 | French | drogue | drug |
| 4 | Middle French | drogue | drug |
| 5 | Old French | drogue | — |
| 6 | Old French | drocgue | — |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | drôge | — |
| 8 | Old Dutch | drōgi | dry |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *draugī | — |
| 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 |