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Where does “drof” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “drof”, step by step

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

Words derived from “drof”

  • drove
  • drover
  • drubbing
  • drub
  • drovest
  • droveway
  • drubber
  • droff
  • drof
  • drob
  • drove
  • droflic
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