Where does “drīvan” come from?

drīvan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

drīvan (Old Saxon): to drive

Definitions

  1. to drive

Ancestry of “drīvan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “drīvan”

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