Where does “drovest” come from?
drovest (English) comes from English drove, from English drave, from Middle English drave, from Old English drāf, from Proto-Germanic draibō, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
drovest (English): second-person singular simple past form of drive
Definitions
- second-person singular simple past form of drive
Ancestry of “drovest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | drove | A number of cattle driven to market or new... |
| 2 | English | drave | simple past tense of drive |
| 3 | Middle English | drave | — |
| 4 | Old English | drāf | action of driving; a driving out, expulsion;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draibō | a drive, push, move; that which is driven; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | drībaną | to drive, push, compel to go |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |