Where does “Trieb” come from?

Trieb (German) comes from Middle High German trīp, from Middle High German trīben, from Old High German drīvan, from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Trieb (German): sprout; drive; urge, impulse, desire

Definitions

  1. sprout; drive; urge, impulse, desire

Ancestry of “Trieb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantrīp—
2Middle High Germantrīben—
3Old High Germandrīvan—
4Proto-West Germanicdrībanto drive, to push, to compel to go
5Proto-Germanicdrībanąto drive, push, compel to go
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “Trieb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drībaną →