Where does “drēfan” come from?

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

drēfan (Old English): to stir up, agitate, move

Definitions

  1. to stir up, agitate, move

Ancestry of “drēfan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdrōbijanto make turbid, cloudy; to trouble, to disturb
2Proto-GermanicdrōbijanąTo trouble, disturb
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “drēfan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drōbijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drōbijan →