Where does “*drūgi” come from?

*drūgi (Old Saxon) comes 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 “*drūgi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*drūgi”

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