Etymograph

English

fordry

Fordry comes from Old English fordrūgian ‘to become dry, wither’, from Proto-Germanic *drūgiz ‘hard, solid’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- ‘to strengthen’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰerǵʰ-‘to strengthen’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰr̥ǵʰ-yé-tireconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*drūgiz‘hard, solid’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*drūgī‘dry’reconstructed
  5. Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*drūgijan‘to dry’reconstructed
  6. Old Englishc. 450–1150drūgian‘to become dry’
  7. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150fordrūgian‘to become dry, wither’
  8. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fordrien
  9. Englishtodayfordry

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰerǵʰ-‘to strengthen’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰr̥ǵʰ-yé-tireconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*drūgiz‘hard, solid’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*drūgī‘dry’reconstructed
  5. Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*drūgijan‘to dry’reconstructed
  6. Old Englishc. 450–1150drūgian‘to become dry’
  7. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150fordrūgian‘to become dry, wither’
  8. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fordrien
  9. Englishtodayfordry

Formed from for- + dry

Proto-Indo-European *pro- ‘before, in front of’

Proto-Germanic *fra- ‘off, away’

Proto-West Germanic *fra- ‘forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or…’

English for-

Proto-Germanic *drūgiz ‘hard, solid; dry’

Proto-West Germanic *drūgī ‘dry’

Old English drȳġe ‘dry’

Middle English drye ‘not wet’

English dry

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- ‘to hold, hold fast, support’

dark, firm, drug, drama, dare, throne, drain, drone, feasible, refrain, darn, drastic, formidable, dharma, dazed, dern, dor, 41 more

through Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- ‘to strengthen’

comfort

through Proto-West Germanic *drūgī ‘dry’

dry

Today it means

verb To dry up; become dry.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- / fordry

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