Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/draibō

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.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Derived from *drībaną (“to push, move, drive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɑi̯.βɔː/

Noun

*draibō f

1. a drive, push, move
2. that which is driven; a herd
3. (West Germanic) a way, lane, track

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *draibō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*draibō	*draibôz
vocative	*draibō	*draibôz
accusative	*draibǭ	*draibōz
genitive	*draibōz	*draibǫ̂
dative	*draibōi	*draibōmaz
instrumental	*draibō	*draibōmiz

Related terms

• *draibiz
• *dribą
• *drībaną
• *draibijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *draibu
  • Old English: drāf, drǣf
    • Middle English: draf, drof, drove
      • English: drove
      • Scots: draif, drave
  • Old Frisian: *drēf
    • West Frisian: dreef, dree
  • 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
  • Icelandic: dreif
  • Norwegian Bokmål: drev
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: drev
  • Swedish: drev
  • Danish: drev