Where does “dramme” come from?
dramme (Middle English) comes from Old French dragme, from Latin dragma, from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.
Ancestry of “dramme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | dragme | dram |
| 2 | Latin | dragma | drachma |
| 3 | Latin | drachma | drachma |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δραχμή | drachma; drachm |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δράσσομαι | to grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dreǵʰ- | to be unwilling, vexed |
Words derived from “dramme”