Where does “dreve” come from?

dreve (English) comes from Middle English dreven, from Old English drēfan, from Proto-West Germanic drōbijan, from Proto-Germanic drōbijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

dreve (English): To trouble; afflict; make anxious

Definitions

  1. To trouble; afflict; make anxious

Ancestry of “dreve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdrevento drive, pursue
2Old Englishdrēfanto stir up, agitate, move
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drōbijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drōbijan →