Where does “droeven” come from?

droeven (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch droeven, from Old Dutch druoven, from Proto-West Germanic drōbijan, from Proto-Germanic drōbijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

droeven (Dutch): to be sad, to sadden

Definitions

  1. to be sad, to sadden

Ancestry of “droeven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdroevento be sad, to mourn
2Old Dutchdruovento confuse
3Proto-West Germanicdrōbijanto make turbid, cloudy; to trouble, to disturb
4Proto-GermanicdrōbijanąTo trouble, disturb
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “droeven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drōbijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drōbijan →