drieven

Low German

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force
  • (transitive) to put forth; to produce; to sprout
  • (transitive) to urge
  • (transitive) to fuck
  • (intransitive) to drift; to float about
  • (intransitive) to sprout

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Low German drîven inherited from Old Saxon drīvan inherited from Proto-Germanic *drībaną (drive) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (push, drive).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰreybʰ-

Gloss

push, drive

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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