Where does “droga” come from?
droga (Italian) comes from Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch drōgi, from Proto-West Germanic *draugī, from Proto-Germanic draugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
droga (Italian): spice; drug; third-person singular present of...
Definitions
- spice; drug; third-person singular present of...
Ancestry of “droga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | drôge | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | drōgi | dry |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *draugī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | draugiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
Words derived from “droga”