Where does “drōga” come from?

drōga (Silesian) comes from Old Polish droga, from Proto-Slavic dorga, from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ- — to tug, to stretch; to pluck.

drōga (Silesian): road, way; path

Definitions

  1. road, way; path

Ancestry of “drōga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishdrogaroad, way; path
2Proto-Slavicdorgapath, road; way
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanderHgʰ-to tug, to stretch; to pluck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ-Every word from Proto-Slavic dorgaEvery word from Old Polish droga
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