Where does “druga” come from?
druga (Irish) comes from Middle English drogge, 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, from Proto-Germanic draugiz — to support; to hold.
druga (Irish): drug; small wave
Ancestry of “druga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | drogge | medicine |
| 2 | Middle French | drogue | drug |
| 3 | Old French | drogue | — |
| 4 | Old French | drocgue | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | drôge | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | drōgi | dry |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *draugī | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | draugiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |