Where does “drivelous” come from?
drivelous (English) comes from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
drivelous (English): Composed of drivel; nonsensical; meaningless;...
Definitions
- Composed of drivel; nonsensical; meaningless;...
Ancestry of “drivelous”, step by step
drivelous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
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 |