Where does “drublie” come from?
drublie (Scots) comes from Middle English drubly, from Old English drōflīċ, from Old English drōf, from Proto-West Germanic drōbī, from Proto-Germanic drōbuz — turbid, disturbed, troubled.
drublie (Scots): Disturbed, turbid, cloudy
Definitions
- Disturbed, turbid, cloudy
Ancestry of “drublie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | drubly | — |
| 2 | Old English | drōflīċ | — |
| 3 | Old English | drōf | turbid; dreggy; dirty; dreggy; dirty; troubled |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | drōbī | turbid, cloudy; troubled, disturbed |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drōbuz | turbid, disturbed, troubled |