Where does “dreven” come from?
dreven (Middle English) comes from Old English drēfan, from Proto-West Germanic drōbijan, from Proto-Germanic drōbijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Ancestry of “dreven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | drēfan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | drōbijan | to make turbid, cloudy; to trouble, to disturb |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drōbijaną | To trouble, disturb |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |
Words derived from “dreven”