Where does “draf” come from?

draf (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch draf, from Proto-Germanic drabaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrobʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

draf (Middle Dutch): animal food; dregs; trot

Definitions

  1. animal food; dregs; trot

Ancestry of “draf”, step by step

draf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch draf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdraf—
2Proto-Germanicdrabazdregs
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrobʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

via Middle Dutch drāven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdrāvento trot, to move at a steady pace
2Old Dutchthravon—
3Proto-Germanicþrabōnąto trot, trample; to press, drive, urge, compel;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrep-to tremble; to satisfy, enjoy; to scamper, trip,...

Words derived from “draf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrobʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drabaz →