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
Ancestry of “Drock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | trucken | — |
| 2 | Old High German | truckan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | druknaz | dry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
Words derived from “Drock”