Etymology

A derivative of dredh, with -izë suffix (cf. ndrizë). Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *dri-(dźiā), from Proto-Indo-European *derǵʰ- ‎(“to hold, to be firm”). Collective with the suffix -zë. Cognate to Sanskrit दृंहति ‎(dṛ́ṃhati, “he makes firm”), Slavic *dьržati ‎(“to hold”).