Where does “drieech” come from?

drieech (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German drûge, from Old Saxon *drūgi, from Proto-West Germanic *drūgī, from Proto-Germanic drūgiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

drieech (Plautdietsch): dry, arid, sere

Definitions

  1. dry, arid, sere

Ancestry of “drieech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandrûge—
2Old Saxon*drūgi—
3Proto-West Germanic*drūgīdry
4Proto-Germanicdrūgizhard, solid; dry
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerǵʰ-to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drūgiz →