An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/treiben

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T (1891)
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Friedrich Kluge2509043An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T — treiben1891John Francis Davis

​ treiben, vb., ‘to drive, impel,’ from the equiv. MidHG. trîben, OHG. trîban, str. vb.; corresponding to OSax. drîƀan, ‘to drive, drive away, exercise,’ Du. drijven, ‘to drive, carry on (a business), fly, swim,’ E. to drive (AS. drîfan), OIc. drífa, ‘to hasten,’ Goth. dreiban, ‘to drive.’ The Teut. str. verbal root drī̆b (from Aryan dhrī̆bh ?, dhrī̆p?), ‘to move quickly, drive,’ has not yet been found in the other Aryan languages. See Trift.

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