Where does “drēoriġ” come from?

drēoriġ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic dreuzagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreus- — to break, break off, crumble.

drēoriġ (Old English): sad

Definitions

  1. sad

Ancestry of “drēoriġ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdreuzagazbloody; gory; sad
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreus-to break, break off, crumble

Words derived from “drēoriġ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreuzagaz →