Where does “дренаж” come from?

дренаж (Russian) comes from French drainage, from English drainage, from English drain, from Middle English dreinen, from Old English drēahnian, from Proto-Germanic drauhnōną, from Proto-Germanic draugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ- — to support; to hold.

дренаж (Russian): drainage

Definitions

  1. drainage

Ancestry of “дренаж”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdrainagedrainage
2EnglishdrainageA natural or artificial removal of fluid from a...
3EnglishdrainA conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an...
4Middle Englishdreinen
5Old Englishdrēahnianto drain, strain, filter
6Proto-Germanicdrauhnōnąto strain, sieve
7Proto-Germanicdraugizhard, solid; dry
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerǵʰ-to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-