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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Derived from *drībaną (“to push, move, drive”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*draibō f
- a drive, push, move
- that which is driven; a herd
- (West Germanic) a way, lane, track
Inflection
Declension of *draibō (ō-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*draibō
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*draibôz
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| vocative
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*draibō
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*draibôz
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| accusative
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*draibǭ
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*draibōz
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| genitive
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*draibōz
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*draibǫ̂
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| dative
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*draibōi
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*draibōmaz
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| instrumental
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*draibō
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*draibōmiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *draibu
- Old English: drāf, drǣf
- Old Frisian: *drēf
- Old Saxon: *drēva
- Middle Low German: drêve, drêf (in compounds)
- German Low German: Dreve, Dreev
- Old Dutch: *drēva
- Middle Dutch: dreve f or m
- Dutch: dreef
- → French: drève (dialectal)
- Old High German: *treiba
- Middle High German: treibe f, treip m
- Old Norse: dreif