DRIVEL - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
let saliva drivel from the mouth
Example: The baby drooled
Categories: Salivate
Synonyms
Drivel, Slaver, Garbage, Dribble, Slobber
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "drivel" comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerebʰ-. It started in Proto-Germanic *drablijaną. Then it appeared in Old English dreflian. Later, people used it in Middle English drivelen. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Old Dutch: drevel
🧩 Fun Fact
This word's path shows how empires, trade, and scholarship spread vocabulary across continents.