Where does “driegan” come from?

driegan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic dreuganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

driegan (Old Dutch): to deceive

Definitions

  1. to deceive

Ancestry of “driegan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdreuganąto mislead, to deceive; to serve, to be a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “driegan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreuganą →
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