Where does “trüben” come from?

trüben (German) comes from Middle High German trüeben, from Old High German truoben, from Proto-West Germanic drōbijan, from Proto-Germanic drōbijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

trüben (German): to muddle

Definitions

  1. to muddle

Ancestry of “trüben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantrüeben—
2Old High Germantruoben—
3Proto-West Germanicdrōbijanto make turbid, cloudy; to trouble, to disturb
4Proto-GermanicdrōbijanąTo trouble, disturb
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “trüben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drōbijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drōbijan →