Where does “droef” come from?

droef (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch droeve, from Old Dutch drōvi, from Proto-Germanic drōbuz — turbid, disturbed, troubled.

droef (Dutch): sad, miserable

Definitions

  1. sad, miserable

Ancestry of “droef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdroeve—
2Old Dutchdrōvi—
3Proto-Germanicdrōbuzturbid, disturbed, troubled

Words derived from “droef”

Every word from Proto-Germanic drōbuz →Every word from Old Dutch drōvi →Every word from Middle Dutch droeve →