drubly

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*drōbalīkaz“turbid”
2. Old English · inherited fromdrōflīċ
3. Middle English · inherited fromdrubly
4. English todaydrubly

From Middle English drubly, drubli, drobli, droflic, from Old English drōflīċ, *drōblīċ, from Proto-Germanic *drōbalīkaz (“turbid”), equivalent to droff or drub + -ly. Cognate with Scots drublie, Old High German truoblīh (“turbid”).