| 【drought】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "drugaþ," "drugoþ," "dryge," and "drygan." It carries the basic meaning of "drought." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "drain, drought, dry"]
drain ***[2816] If you drain a liquid from a place or object, you remove the liquid by causing it to flow somewhere else. If a liquid drains somewhere, it flows there.
drought **[3667] A drought is a long period of time during which no rain falls.
dry ****[1232] If something is dry, there is no water or moisture on it or in it.
[WORD ROOT]root drain
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] drought, dry, drain
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) drugaþ, drugoþ, dryge, drygan
[MEANING]root drought
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 drugaþ [(=drugoþ, drugaþ, drugoth), base of dryge] continuous dry weather injurious to vegetation, dryness
- 【Old English】 drugoþ [(=drugoþ, drugaþ, drugoth), base of dryge] continuous dry weather injurious to vegetation, dryness
- 【Old English】 dryge [from dreahnian] dry
- 【Old English】 dryge [from dreahnian] dry
- 【Old English】 drygan make dry, free from water or moisture of any kind
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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drain ★★★[2816] verb from drain
【DEFINITION】 If you drain a liquid from a place or object, you remove the liquid by causing it to flow somewhere else. If a liquid drains somewhere, it flows there.
【Declension/Conjugation】 drained, drained, draining, drains
【ROOTs】 drain; drought
【Etymology】 《Old English dreahnian》 [from Proto-Germanic *dreug-] 〈base of dryge〉 to draw off gradually as a liquid; remove by degrees; strain out, to strain off, lit, to dry out, strain (liquid)
【First Known Meaning】 to draw off gradually, as a liquid; remove by degrees; strain out
【DERIVATIVEs】 drainable, drain
drought ★★[3667] noun from drought 〈 drain
【DEFINITION】 A drought is a long period of time during which no rain falls.
【pl.】 droughts
【ROOTs】 drain; drought
【Etymology】 《Old English drugoþ》 [(=drugoþ, drugaþ, drugoth), base of dryge] continuous dry weather injurious to vegetation, dryness
【First Known Meaning】 continuous dry weather injurious to vegetation, dryness
【DERIVATIVEs】 droughty, drought
dry ★★★★[1232] adjective from dry 〈 drain
【DEFINITION】 If something is dry, there is no water or moisture on it or in it.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; dry < drier < driest
【ANTONYM】 wet, sweet
【ROOTs】 dry(drain); dry
【Etymology】 《Old English dryge》 [from dreahnian] dry
【First Known Meaning】 without moisture, comparatively free from water or fluid
【DERIVATIVEs】 dryable, dry
Other words containing "drain, drought, dry"; drainable, droughty, drying
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
dra-, drama-, drast-
down
door
don-
domin-
doct-
do, deed
divid
dive
disk
