Where does “drīban” come from?

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

drīban (Proto-West Germanic): to drive, to push, to compel to go

Definitions

  1. to drive, to push, to compel to go

Ancestry of “drīban”, 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 “drīban”

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