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
Ancestry of “droeven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | droeven | to be sad, to mourn |
| 2 | Old Dutch | druoven | to confuse |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | drōbijan | to make turbid, cloudy; to trouble, to disturb |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | drōbijaną | To trouble, disturb |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |