Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drībaną
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Cognate with Irish drip (“bustle”) and possibly Lithuanian drìbti (“to fall, trickle”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editInflection
editConjugation of *drībaną (strong class 1)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *drīban
- Old Norse: drífa
- Gothic: 𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (dreiban)