Where does “dribber” come from?
dribber (English) comes from English drib, from English drip, from Middle English drippe, from Old Frisian driāpa, from Proto-Germanic dreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
dribber (English): One who dribs; an archer who shoots weakly or...
Definitions
- One who dribs; an archer who shoots weakly or...
Ancestry of “dribber”, step by step
dribber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English drib
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drib | To cut off; chop off; To cut off little by... |
| 2 | English | drip | To fall one drop at a time; To leak slowly; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | drippe | — |
| 4 | Old Frisian | driāpa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dreupaną | To droop; drip |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |