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Where does “drivelen” come from?

drivelen (Middle English) comes from Old English dreflian, from Proto-Germanic drablijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerebʰ- — cloudy, turbid; yeast.

Ancestry of “drivelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdreflianto drivel, slobber, slaver
2Proto-Germanicdrablijaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerebʰ-cloudy, turbid; yeast

Words derived from “drivelen”

  • drool
  • drivel
  • driveller
  • drooler
  • drooly
  • driveler
  • drule
  • drivelous
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰerebʰ- →