Where does “drove” come from?

drove (Middle English) comes from Old English drāf, from Proto-Germanic draibō, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

drove (Middle English): Alternative form of drof

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of drof

Ancestry of “drove”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdrāfaction of driving; a driving out, expulsion;...
2Proto-Germanicdraibōa drive, push, move; that which is driven; a...
3Proto-Germanicdrībanąto drive, push, compel to go
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “drove”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drībaną →