Where does “dragge” come from?
dragge (Middle English) comes from German Dragee, from French dragée, from Latin tragemata, from Ancient Greek τραγήματα, from Ancient Greek τράγημα, from Ancient Greek τρώγω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Ancestry of “dragge”, step by step
dragge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Dragee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dragee | dragée, sugar-coated pill |
| 2 | French | dragée | a sweet with almond filling; a dragée, a... |
| 3 | Latin | tragemata | dried fruits |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τραγήματα | spices; dried fruits, sweetmeats |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τράγημα | dried fruits or sweetmeats, eaten as dessert |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τρώγω | I chew, gnaw; I eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |