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Where does “drogen” come from?

drogen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “drogen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
2Old Dutch-en—
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “drogen”

  • uitdroging
  • afdrogen
  • drogen
  • uitdrogen
Every word from Chichewa iye →