Where does “dranme” come from?

dranme (Norman) 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.

dranme (Norman): dram

Definitions

  1. dram

Ancestry of “dranme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdragmedram
2Latindragmadrachma
3Latindrachmadrachma Ancient Greek coin, one hundredth of a
4Ancient Greekδραχμήdrachma; drachm
5Ancient Greekδράσσομαιto grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek δράσσομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek δραχμή