Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/draibō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdrɑi̯.βɔː/

Noun

*draibō f

a drive, push, move
that which is driven; a herd
a roadway

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

Descendants

Old English: drāf, drǣf
- Middle English: draf, drof, drove
  - Scots: drave
  - English: drove
Old Saxon: *drēfa
- Middle Low German: drēve; drēf (in compounds)
Old Dutch: *dreifa, *drēfa
- Middle Dutch: (drēve)
  - Dutch: (dreef)
  - French: (drève (dialectal))
Old High German: *treiba, treip
- Middle High German: treip
  - German: (Trieb)
Old Norse: dreif
- Icelandic: dreif
- Norwegian: drev
- Swedish: drev
- Danish: drev

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