Where does “droff” come from?

droff (English) comes from Middle English drof, from Old English drōf, from Proto-West Germanic drōbī, from Proto-Germanic drōbuz — turbid, disturbed, troubled.

droff (English): Turbid; Sorrowful, disturbed

Definitions

  1. Turbid; Sorrowful, disturbed

Ancestry of “droff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdrofTroubled, disturbed; afflicted by sorrow; having...
2Old Englishdrōfturbid; dreggy; dirty; dreggy; dirty; troubled
3Proto-West Germanicdrōbīturbid, cloudy; troubled, disturbed
4Proto-Germanicdrōbuzturbid, disturbed, troubled
Every word from Proto-Germanic drōbuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drōbī →Every word from Old English drōf →