Where does “drȳġe” come from?

drȳġe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *drūgi, from Proto-Germanic drūgiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

drȳġe (Old English): dry; dry; parched, withered

Definitions

  1. dry; dry; parched, withered

Ancestry of “drȳġe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*drūgidry
2Proto-Germanicdrūgizhard, solid; dry
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerǵʰ-to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “drȳġe”

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