dʰreibʰ-
to drive, push, thrust
Reflexes - Liv
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | ||||
| NYI | got. (+) dreiban ‘treiben’, an. drífa ‘dahinziehen’ | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
| NYI | got. (+) dribun Pl., an. dreif ‘trieb’ | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Old English | drāf | drove | n.fem | W7 ASD LRC |
| Old English | drīfan, drȳfan | to drive | vb.str.I | GED ASD LRC |
| Old English | ge-drif | something driven off | n.neut | GED LRC |
| Northumbrian | drīfa | to drive | vb.str | LRC |
| Middle English | drift | drift | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | driven | to drive | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | drove | drove | n | W7 LRC |
| English | drift | act/result of driving something along | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | drive, drove, driven | to move rapidly, impart forward motion via physical force | vb.str | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | drove | animals driven/moving together | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Old Frisian | drīva | to drive | vb.str.I | GED LRC |
| Frisian | drieuwen | to drive, force | vb | ASD LRC |
| Dutch | drijven | to drive, force | vb | ASD LRC |
| Old Saxon | drīƀan | to drive | vb.str.I | GED LRC |
| Old High German | trīban | to drive | vb.str.I | GED LRC |
| Middle High German | trīben | to drive, force | vb | ASD LRC |
| Middle High German | trift | drift, driving snow | n.str.fem | GED LRC |
| German | treiben | to drive, force | vb | ASD LRC |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Old Norse | drífa | to drive, rush; to crowd, throng | vb | LRC |
| Old Icelandic | drīf | something driven off | n.neut | GED LRC |
| Old Icelandic | drīfa, drift | drift, driving snow | n.fem | GED LRC |
| Icelandic | drif | driven snow | n | ASD LRC |
| Icelandic | drīfa | to drive, force | vb | ASD LRC |
| Danish | drive | to drive, force | vb | ASD LRC |
| Swedish | drifva | to drive, force | vb | ASD LRC |
| East Germanic | ||||
| Gothic | *dreiban | to drive | vb.str.I | GED LRC |
| Gothic | *us-dreiban | to drive out | vb.str.I | GED LRC |
| Balto-Slavic | ||||
| Lithuanian | drìbti | to fall down (in flakes) | vb | GED LRC |