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

  1. turbid, not clear; dim, sad

Ancestry of “trüb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantruobi—
2Proto-West Germanicdrōbīturbid, cloudy; troubled, disturbed
3Proto-Germanicdrōbuzturbid, disturbed, troubled

Words derived from “trüb”

Every word from Proto-Germanic drōbuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drōbī →Every word from Old High German truobi →