Where does “drap” come from?

drap (Dalmatian) comes from Latin drappus, from Frankish drāpi, from Proto-Germanic drapiz, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

drap (Dalmatian): drape, cloth; linen; underwear

Definitions

  1. drape, cloth; linen; underwear

Ancestry of “drap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindrappuspiece of cloth
2Frankishdrāpithat which is fulled, drabcloth
3Proto-Germanicdrapizstrike, blow, deathblow; a strike, hit, blow
4Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic drapiz →