Where does “drôge” come from?

drôge (Middle Dutch) comes 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.

drôge (Middle Dutch): dry

Definitions

  1. dry

Ancestry of “drôge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdrōgidry
2Proto-West Germanic*draugīdry
3Proto-Germanicdraugizhard, solid; dry
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerǵʰ-to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “drôge”

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