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Where does “drífa” come from?

drífa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Ancestry of “drífa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdrībanąto drive, push, compel to go
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “drífa”

  • skatteindrivare
  • indrivare
  • driva
  • indriva
  • överdriva
  • drivverk
  • drivaksel
  • snødrive
  • fordrive
  • drivstoff
  • drivhusgass
  • drivhus
  • overdrivelse
  • drivgass
  • overdrive
  • driv
  • drivkraft
  • drive
  • overdriva
  • overdrive
  • drivverk
  • snødrive
  • drivaksel
  • fordrive
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