Where does “driving” come from?

Driving comes from Middle English dryvyng, from Old English drīfende, from Proto-Germanic drībandz and drībaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- and dʰer-, roots meaning to push or move forcefully.

driving (English): present participle of drive; That drives; That...

Definitions

  1. present participle of drive; That drives; That...

Ancestry of “driving”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdriving

Words derived from “driving

Every word from Middle English driving