Where does “draf” come from?

draf (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch draf, from Old Dutch draf, from Proto-Germanic drabaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrobʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

draf (Dutch): trot, jog gait of horses and certain other quadrupeds

Definitions

  1. trot, jog gait of horses and certain other quadrupeds

Ancestry of “draf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdrafanimal food; dregs; trot
2Old Dutchdraf
3Proto-Germanicdrabazdregs
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrobʰ-
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “draf

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrobʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic drabaz
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