Where does “drogue” come from?
drogue (Middle French) comes from Old French drogue, from Old French drocgue, from Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch drōgi, from Proto-West Germanic *draugī, from Proto-Germanic draugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
drogue (Middle French): drug
Definitions
- drug
Ancestry of “drogue”, step by step
drogue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French drogue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | drogue | — |
| 2 | Old French | drocgue | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | drôge | dry |
| 4 | Old Dutch | drōgi | dry |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *draugī | dry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draugiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |