Where does “drub” come from?

drub (English) comes from Old English drepan, from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

drub (English): carbonaceous shale; small coal; slate, dross, or...

Definitions

  1. carbonaceous shale; small coal; slate, dross, or...

Ancestry of “drub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdrepanto strike, beat, hit; to kill, slay; to overcome
2Proto-West Germanic*drepanto hit, strike
3Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “drub”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *drepan →