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
- Someone who drivels; The pole used to launch the...
Ancestry of “driveller”, step by step
driveller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English drivel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drivel | senseless talk; nonsense; saliva, drool; A fool;... |
| 2 | Middle English | drevelen | — |
| 3 | Old English | dreflian | to drivel, slobber, slaver |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | drablijaną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerebʰ- | cloudy, turbid; yeast |
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 |