Where does “drōfian” come from?

drōfian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic drōbijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

drōfian (Old English): to trouble, vex, agitate, disturb the mind of

Definitions

  1. to trouble, vex, agitate, disturb the mind of

Ancestry of “drōfian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicdrōbijanąTo trouble, disturb
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drōbijaną →