Where does “drif” come from?

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

Ancestry of “drif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdribąa driving
2Proto-Germanicdrībanąto drive, push, compel to go
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “drif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drībaną →