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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drībaną

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

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (to drive, push). Cognate with Irish drip (bustle) and possibly Lithuanian drìbti (to fall, trickle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdriː.βɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*drībaną[1][2]

  1. to drive, push, compel to go

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*drīban-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 103
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*drībanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 76
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