derg · noun1
Apocopic form of dergon, durgon, humorous metathesis of dragon. Compare purdy and ermahgerd.
Derg · proper noun2
- Amharic · borrowed fromደርግ“committee; council”
- English todayDerg
Borrowed from Amharic ደርግ (därg, “committee; council”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.