Etymology of the English word dry
the English word
dryderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*draugizDerivations in English
drybrush,
drypoint,
drysalter,
semidry,
drying,
dryout,
drier,
dryland,
driedDerivations in other languages
French
dry, French
extra-dryCognates
Danish
tör, Dutch
droog, Dutch
dor, German
trocken, German
dürr, Gothic
gaþairsan, Icelandic
þurr, Nynorsk
torre, Riksmal
törr, Swedish
torrUsage
Word found in Modern English
