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Where does “driveller” come from?

driveller (English) comes from English drivel, from Middle English drevelen, from Old English dreflian, from Proto-Germanic drablijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerebʰ- — cloudy, turbid; yeast.

driveller (English): Someone who drivels; The pole used to launch the...

Definitions

  1. Someone who drivels; The pole used to launch the...

Ancestry of “driveller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdrivelsenseless talk; nonsense; saliva, drool; A fool;...
2Middle Englishdrevelen—
3Old Englishdreflianto drivel, slobber, slaver
4Proto-Germanicdrablijaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerebʰ-cloudy, turbid; yeast
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