Where does “trub” come from?

trub (English) comes from German trüb, from Old High German truobi, from Proto-West Germanic drōbī, from Proto-Germanic drōbuz — turbid, disturbed, troubled.

trub (English): The layer of sediment that appears at the bottom...

Definitions

  1. The layer of sediment that appears at the bottom...

Ancestry of “trub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantrübturbid, not clear; dim, sad
2Old High Germantruobi—
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 High German truobi →