dröög

See also: droog

Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German drȫge, from Old Saxon *drōgi, from Proto-Germanic *draugiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (“to strengthen; become hard or solid”), from *dʰer- (“to hold, hold fast, support”). Compare Dutch droog, West Frisian droech, English dry; compare also German trocken.

Adjective

dröög (comparative dröger, superlative dröögst)

  1. dry

Declension

Derived terms

  • Dröögde

Descendants

  • → German: dröge
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