dredge

dredge · noun, verb¹

1. Middle Dutch · derived fromdregghe“drag-net”
2. Old English · derived from*dreċġ
3. Scots · borrowed fromdreg-boat
4. English todaydredge

From Scots dreg-boat, dreg-bot (from Old English *dreċġ); or alternatively from Middle Dutch dregghe (“drag-net”), probably ultimately from the same root as drag.

dredge · noun, verb²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτραγήματα“spices”
2. Latin · derived fromtragēmata
3. Old French · derived fromdragee
4. Middle English · inherited fromdragge
5. English todaydredge

From Middle English dragge, from Old French dragee, dragie, from Latin tragēmata, from Ancient Greek τραγήματα (tragḗmata, “spices”), plural of τράγημα (trágēma, “dried fruit”).

Dredge · proper noun³

Variant spelling of Drage.

Words from the same roots