Where does “dreghe” come from?

dreghe (Middle English) comes from Middle English dregh, from Old English drēog — fit, sober, earnest.

Ancestry of “dreghe”, step by step

dreghe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English dregh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdreghlasting, enduring
2Old Englishdrēogfit, sober, earnest

via Middle English dreȝ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdreȝlong, extended, great
Every word from Old English drēog →Every word from Middle English dregh →