Where does “trüb” come from?
trüb (German) comes from Old High German truobi, from Proto-West Germanic drōbī, from Proto-Germanic drōbuz — turbid, disturbed, troubled.
trüb (German): turbid, not clear; dim, sad
Definitions
- turbid, not clear; dim, sad
Ancestry of “trüb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | truobi | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | drōbī | turbid, cloudy; troubled, disturbed |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drōbuz | turbid, disturbed, troubled |
Words derived from “trüb”