Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “dröja” come from?

dröja (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish drøghia.

dröja (Swedish): to linger, to wait, to last, to hold

Definitions

  1. to linger, to wait, to last, to hold

Ancestry of “dröja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdrøghia—

Words derived from “dröja”

  • dröjsmål
  • fördröja
Every word from Old Swedish drøghia →