Where does “dröög” come from?
dröög (Low German) comes from Middle Low German drȫge, from Italian droghe, 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.
dröög (Low German): dry
Ancestry of “dröög”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | drȫge | dry |
| 2 | Italian | droghe | plural of droga |
| 3 | Old Dutch | drōgi | dry |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *draugī | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draugiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |