Where does “drûge” come from?

drûge (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *drūgi, from Proto-West Germanic *drūgī, from Proto-Germanic drūgiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Ancestry of “drûge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxon*drūgi—
2Proto-West Germanic*drūgīdry
3Proto-Germanicdrūgizhard, solid; dry
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerǵʰ-to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “drûge”

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