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Where does “drōbijan” come from?

drōbijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic drōbijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

drōbijan (Proto-West Germanic): to make turbid, cloudy; to trouble, to disturb

Definitions

  1. to make turbid, cloudy; to trouble, to disturb

Ancestry of “drōbijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicdrōbijanąTo trouble, disturb
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “drōbijan”

  • droeven
  • bedroeven
  • bedroeven
  • droeven
  • druoven
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