Proto-Indo-European
*dʰerǵʰ-
‘to bind fast’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ-.
3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ-, most familiar first.
- dry ← drye ← drȳġe ← *drūgī ← *drūgiz
- comfort ← cunfort ← confortō ← fortis ← forctis
- fordry ← fordrien ← fordrūgian ← drūgian ← *drūgijan
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ-