Where does “bedrîven” come from?

bedrîven (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German drîven, from Old Saxon drīvan, from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

bedrîven (Middle Low German): to drive cattle

Definitions

  1. to drive cattle

Ancestry of “bedrîven”, step by step

bedrîven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German drîven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandrîven—
2Old Saxondrīvanto drive
3Proto-West Germanicdrībanto drive, to push, to compel to go
4Proto-Germanicdrībanąto drive, push, compel to go
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Middle Low German be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbe—

Words derived from “bedrîven”

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