Where does “dréif” come from?

dréif (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German druovi, from Old High German truobi, from Proto-West Germanic drōbī, from Proto-Germanic drōbuz — turbid, disturbed, troubled.

dréif (Luxembourgish): dim, dull; murky, turbid; cloudy, misty, grey

Definitions

  1. dim, dull; murky, turbid; cloudy, misty, grey

Ancestry of “dréif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandruovi—
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 →