dredge
English
/dɹɛdʒ/
noun
Definitions
- Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:
- Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
Etymology
Borrowed from Scots dreg-boat derived from Old English *dreċġ derived from Middle Dutch dregghe (drag-net).
Origin
Middle Dutch
dregghe
Gloss
drag-net
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- boat English
- dredgeboat English
- dredger English
- dredgerman English
- *dreċġ Old English
- dregghe Middle Dutch
- dreg-boat Scots