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Where does “dreugan” come from?

dreugan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic dreuganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

dreugan (Proto-West Germanic): to mislead, to deceive; to serve, to be a...

Definitions

  1. to mislead, to deceive; to serve, to be a...

Ancestry of “dreugan”, 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 “dreugan”

  • betrügerisch
  • Betrüger
  • betrügen
  • Betrügerin
  • bedriegen
  • bedriegster
  • nätbedrägeri
  • bedra
  • bedraga
  • bedrägeri
  • bedragare
  • dreogan
  • bedriegen
  • bitriogan
  • betriegen
  • bedregen
  • drêgen
  • dree
  • driogan
  • bidriogan
  • bedriegan
  • bidreugan
  • bedragha
  • bedregen
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