Proto-Indo-European

*dʰreybʰ-

‘to drive, push’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ-.

7 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ-, most familiar first.

• drive ← driven ← drīfan ← *drīban ← *drībaną
• driving ← dryvyng ← drīfende ← *drībandz ← *drībaną
• driver ← drivere ← driven ← drīfan ← *drīban
• drove ← drāf ← *draibō
• drift ← *driftiz
• overdrive ← overdriven ← oferdrīfan ← drīfan ← *drīban
• dreave ← dreven ← drǣfan ← *draibijan ← *draibijaną

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ-