Where does “drīva” come from?

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

drīva (Old Swedish): drive forward; push on

Definitions

  1. drive forward; push on

Ancestry of “drīva”, step by step

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

Words derived from “drīva”

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