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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreuganą →