Where does “drivende” come from?

drivende (Middle English) comes from Old English drīfende, from Proto-Germanic drībandz, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Ancestry of “drivende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdrīfende—
2Proto-Germanicdrībandz—
3Proto-Germanicdrībanąto drive, push, compel to go
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drībaną →