Where does “drīfan” come from?

drīfan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

drīfan (Old English): to drive, force, move, chase, hunt, follow up,...

Definitions

  1. to drive, force, move, chase, hunt, follow up,...

Ancestry of “drīfan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdrībanto drive, to push, to compel to go
2Proto-Germanicdrībanąto drive, push, compel to go
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “drīfan”

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