Where does “drubly” come from?

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

drubly (English): muddy; dark; turbid

Definitions

  1. muddy; dark; turbid

Ancestry of “drubly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdrubly—
2Old Englishdrōflīċagitated, disturbed, irksome, sad
3Old Englishdrōfturbid; dreggy; dirty; dreggy; dirty; troubled
4Proto-West Germanicdrōbīturbid, cloudy; troubled, disturbed
5Proto-Germanicdrōbuzturbid, disturbed, troubled
Every word from Proto-Germanic drōbuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drōbī →Every word from Old English drōf →