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Where does “droflic” come from?

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

Ancestry of “droflic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdrōfturbid; dreggy; dirty; dreggy; dirty; troubled
2Proto-West Germanicdrōbīturbid, cloudy; troubled, disturbed
3Proto-Germanicdrōbuzturbid, disturbed, troubled

Words derived from “droflic”

  • drubly
  • drubly
  • droflic
  • drubli
  • drobli
  • drublie
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