Where does “drogowy” come from?
drogowy (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian droga, 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 — to support; to hold.
drogowy (Lower Sorbian): pertaining to drugs
Definitions
- pertaining to drugs
Ancestry of “drogowy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Sorbian | droga | street; road; drug |
| 2 | German | dröge | dry; dull; boring; humdrum |
| 3 | French | drogue | drug |
| 4 | Middle French | drogue | drug |
| 5 | Old French | drogue | — |
| 6 | Old French | drocgue | — |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | drôge | dry |
| 8 | Old Dutch | drōgi | dry |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *draugī | dry |
| 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 |