Where does “droughte” come from?

droughte (Middle English) comes from Old English drūgaþ, from Old English drȳġe, from Proto-West Germanic *drūgi, from Proto-Germanic drūgiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

droughte (Middle English): Drought; an absence of rain

Definitions

  1. Drought; an absence of rain

Ancestry of “droughte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdrūgaþdryness, drought
2Old Englishdrȳġedry; dry; parched, withered
3Proto-West Germanic*drūgidry
4Proto-Germanicdrūgizhard, solid; dry
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerǵʰ-to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “droughte”

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