Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*dʰrewgʰ-
4 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-, most common first.
- dreeTo bear or endure (something); to put up with, to suffer, to undergo.
- dreichExtending for a long distance or time, especially when tedious or wearisome; long-drawn-out, protracted; also, of speech or writing: unnecessarily verbose; long-winded.
- drightA multitude; army; host.
- drightenA lord; ruler; sovereign; chief; leader; prince.