Where does “todrifan” come from?
todrifan (Old English) comes from Old English drīfan, from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
todrifan (Old English): to drive apart, scatter, dispel
Definitions
- to drive apart, scatter, dispel
Ancestry of “todrifan”, step by step
todrifan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English drīfan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | drīfan | to drive, force, move, chase, hunt, follow up,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | drīban | to drive, to push, to compel to go |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drībaną | to drive, push, compel to go |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Proto-Germanic tedrībaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | tedrībaną | — |