Where does “drōf” come from?

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

drōf (Old English): turbid; dreggy; dirty; dreggy; dirty; troubled

Definitions

  1. turbid; dreggy; dirty; dreggy; dirty; troubled

Ancestry of “drōf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdrōbīturbid, cloudy; troubled, disturbed
2Proto-Germanicdrōbuzturbid, disturbed, troubled

Words derived from “drōf”

Every word from Proto-Germanic drōbuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drōbī →