Where does “droch” come from?

droch (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish droch, from Proto-Celtic drukos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

droch (Scottish Gaelic): bad

Definitions

  1. bad

Ancestry of “droch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdrochbad; wheel; circlet
2Proto-Celticdrukosbad
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “droch

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-Every word from Proto-Celtic drukos