Albanian

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Etymology

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Either related to Lithuanian drùzgas (splinter, fragment), drùžti (to become weak)[1] or from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrew (to crumble, grind), same root as dromcë.[2]

Verb

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drudh (aorist drudha, participle drudhur)

  1. to crumble (bread, cheese etc.)
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “drudh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 76
  2. ^ Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, pp.329-331