Where does “drubly” come from?

drubly (Middle English) comes from Old English drōflīċ, from Old English drōf, from Proto-West Germanic drōbī, from Proto-Germanic drōbuz — turbid, disturbed, troubled.

Ancestry of “drubly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdrōflīċagitated, disturbed, irksome, sad
2Old Englishdrōfturbid; dreggy; dirty; dreggy; dirty; troubled
3Proto-West Germanicdrōbīturbid, cloudy; troubled, disturbed
4Proto-Germanicdrōbuzturbid, disturbed, troubled

Words derived from “drubly”

Every word from Proto-Germanic drōbuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drōbī →Every word from Old English drōf →