Where does “Drock” come from?

Drock (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German trucken, from Old High German truckan, from Proto-Germanic druknaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Drock (Luxembourgish): pressure

Definitions

  1. pressure

Ancestry of “Drock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantrucken—
2Old High Germantruckan—
3Proto-Germanicdruknazdry
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerǵʰ-to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “Drock”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic druknaz →