An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/treiben
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.