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Etymology of the English word drug

the English word drug
derived from the Old French word drogue

Date

The earliest known usage of drug in English dates from the 14th century.

Derivations in English

antidrug, druggie, druggy, drugless, drugmaker, drugpusher, polydrug, prodrug, drugstore, drugola, drugged, drugging

Cognates

Dutch drugs, French drogue, German Droge, Italian droga, Norwegian droge, Spanish droga, Swedish drog

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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